Nicholas Dane |
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| Author:
| Burgess, Melvin |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4299-4786-2 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2010 |
| Publisher: | Henry Holt & Company
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| Imprint: | Henry Holt & Company Books For Young Readers |
| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | Contact Supplier contact
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Book Description:
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When fourteen-year-old Nicholas Dane's mother dies, social services sends him to a home for boys where intimidation and violence keep order. After a number of fights and brutal punishments, Nick thinks that life can't possibly get any worse . . . until he realizes that the home's respected deputy head, who has been grooming him with sweets and solace, has something more frightening in mind. Acclaimed writer and truth-teller Melvin Burgess brings us, with Dickensian scope and...
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When fourteen-year-old Nicholas Dane's mother dies, social services sends him to a home for boys where intimidation and violence keep order. After a number of fights and brutal punishments, Nick thinks that life can't possibly get any worse . . . until he realizes that the home's respected deputy head, who has been grooming him with sweets and solace, has something more frightening in mind.
Acclaimed writer and truth-teller Melvin Burgess brings us, with Dickensian scope and compelling narrative drive, his most ambitious book yet.