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Item Details
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THE SHELL HOUSE
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| By: |
Linda Newbery |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| List price:
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£10.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0385603894 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780385603898 |
| Publisher: |
RANDOM HOUSE CHILDREN'S PUBLISHERS UK |
| Pub. date: |
1 July, 2002 |
| Pages: |
352 |
| Description: |
Greg's interest in a ruined mansion becomes more personal as he discovers the events of its last inhabitants. Set against the modern day and World War I, Greg's beliefs becomes interwined with those of a foot soldier whose confusion about his sexuality and identity mirrors Greg's own feelings. |
| Synopsis: |
The Shell House is a beautifully-written and sensitive portrayal of love, sexuality and spirituality over two generations. Greg's casual interest in the history of a ruined mansion becomes more personal as he slowly discovers the tragic events that overwhelmed its last inhabitants. Set against a background of the modern day and the first World War, Greg's contemporary beliefs become intertwined with those of Edmund, a foot soldier whose confusion about his sexuality and identity mirrors Greg's own feelings of insecurity. This is a complex and thought-provoking book, written with elegance and subtlety. It will change the way you think. |
| Reader Age: |
from 12 |
| US Grade: |
From Eighth Grade to Twelfth Grade |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
David Fickling Books |
| Prizes: |
Short-listed for LA Carnegie Medal 2003
Short-listed for Carnegie Medal 2003
Short-listed for Guardian Children's Fiction Award 2002 |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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Book Level : 5.4
Interest Level : Upper Yrs
Points : 12
Quiz number : 206317
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