Tim Bowler

Fifteen-year-old Dusty gets a mysterious call from a boy who says he is going to kill himself, and while he claims to have called her randomly, he seems to know her intimately.

Frozen fire

O Rapaz que Ouvia as Estrelas

A fourteen-year-old British street person with extraordinary powers of observation and self-control must face murderous thugs connected with a past he has tried to forget, when his skills with a knife earned him the nickname, Blade.

playing dead

Blade

Buried Thunder

Blade is back in the big city. Back where the trouble started. A bad place to live. And a worse place to die. He never meant to return. But there are things he's got to put right. Things that matter. So now it's getting rough. And the stakes are high. Book three in the unmissable Blade series.

Blade 3:Firestorm

After a dramatic accident Kit and his parents find themselves washed up on a small island. But there is no sanctuary here. The local community is hostile and menacing. Soon Kit's life is in danger and he is forced to face not just the inhabitants but a disturbing new arrival whose presenceon the island terrifies the community. In his struggle to stay alive and make sense of what is happening Kit is forced to confront good and evil in unexpected forms, even within himself, and face trials and dangers beyond anything he could have imagined.

Apocalypse

Shadows

Grandpa is dying. He can barely move his hands any more but, stubborn as ever, refuses to stay in hospital. He's determined to finish his last painting, River Boy, before he goes.At first Jess can't understand his refusal to let go, but then she too becomes involved in the mysterious painting. And when she meets the river boy himself, she finds she is suddenly caught up in a challenge of her own that she must complete - before it's too late . . .This amazing book by critically-acclaimed author, Tim Bowler, was the winner of the prestigious Carnegie Medal and is being published in this stunning edition for a new generation of readers.With a stunning new cover by Tom Clohosy Cole and an introduction by award-winning writer, David Almond, this new edition will appeal to a whole new generation of readers.

River Boy

Not quite sure why I'm talking to you at all. I don't even know you. Maybe it's something Becky said to me. You got to make sense of your life. And if you ever want to talk, I'm here for you. Except Becky's dead. So maybe that's why I'm dumping on you. So what am I going to tell you? Not much so don't get excited. You probably want to know my name. Well, that's a bit of a problem. I got loads. There's the name I was given as a baby but that's a dronky name. Then there's the namesI make up. But there is one name I like. Everybody called me it in the old days. No one does now coz no one in this city knows it. And that's fine. I don't like to remember. But I do like the name. You can use it if you want. BLADE.

Playing Dead

"Shadows" is a gritty, uncompromising book and also, unusually, a boy's love story. It focuses on Jamie, a fifteen-year-old squash prodigy and his relationship with his overbearing father, who is determined that his son will achieve the success he himself never enjoyed and drives the boy to apoint almost beyond endurance. Then Jamie finds a girl hiding in his shed, and in helping her to escape from the danger that is pursuing her, he is at last able to deal with his own problems. He realises that he can't run away for ever. He has to come out of the shadows and face up to his father,whatever the cost.* Winner of the Angus Book Prize and the Lancashire Children's Book Award.* Major prize-winning author: Tim Bowler won the Carnegie Medal with "River Boy".* Strong themes of overcoming fears, helping others, and standing up for what you believe.* New cover treatment to match Tim Bowler's wonderful new novel, "Storm Catchers".* Author was born and brought up in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, and now lives in Totnes, Devon

Storm Catchers

The final title in this startlingly compelling series, with the thrilling climax that fans have been waiting for.

Risking all

Blade is in danger. He's frightened. His enemies are all around him. And they're closing in. He's got to run, get away. He's always been good at that. But this time it's harder. He's badly wounded. And he's not on his own. This is the second double edition in the unmissable Blade series, previously published as Breaking Free and Running Scared.

Blade 2: Flight

Blade has done all he can. But it's not enough. Men are swarming over the city hunting him. And his enemy is still free. But Blade isn't finished yet. He has strength in him for one more fight. And it's got to be now. Revenge isn't sweet . . . it's just necessary. Book four in the unmissable Blade quartet.

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