Nightmare Stairs |
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| Author:
| Swindells, Robert |
| ISBN: | 978-0-552-55590-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2007 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House
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| Imprint: | Corgi |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $22.00 |
Book Description:
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I'm falling - falling down steep, narrow stairs - if I hit the bottom asleep, I know I'll never wake. Every night Kirsty wakes up screaming. Every night she has the same terrible nightmare - of falling downstairs. But does she fall? Or is she pushed? Then Kirsty discovers that her grandma died falling downstairs and she begins to wonder: is the dream hinting at a dark secret in her family? She has to know the truth. But tracking a murderer is a dangerous game, and as she delves into...
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I'm falling - falling down steep, narrow stairs - if I hit the bottom asleep, I know I'll never wake. Every night Kirsty wakes up screaming. Every night she has the same terrible nightmare - of falling downstairs. But does she fall? Or is she pushed? Then Kirsty discovers that her grandma died falling downstairs and she begins to wonder: is the dream hinting at a dark secret in her family? She has to know the truth. But tracking a murderer is a dangerous game, and as she delves into the past, Kirsty uncovers a secret more terrible than anything she can imagine.
A terrifying read from one of today's master storytellers.
WINNER OF THE SHEFFIELD CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD FOR BEST SHORTER NOVEL
'Cleverly put together - funny as well as gripping' The Sunday Times