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Jodie
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- Book Synopsis
- Trapped and alone on the salt marshes, Jodie is troubled by a haunting presence in this eerily atmospheric ghost story from multi-award-winning author Hilary McKayJodie never wanted to come on the residential trip to the field centre.A loner at school, she's forced into a dormitory with other girls from her class who don't understand her and talk about her behind her back. Even though they're not trying to be mean, Jodie feels excluded and miserable, and eventually escapes out onto the salt marshes in search of a little dog she can hear barking in the distance.But the salt marshes are dangerous and Jodie gets trapped by the incoming tide. Stuck in the sucking mud, will anyone even notice that she's gone? And where is the little dog that keeps barking so mournfully …?Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.
- About The Author
- Hilary McKay is the author of 'The Exiles, the joint winner of the 1992 Guardian Children's Fiction Award, and 'The Exilesat Home which won the Smarties Prize in 1995.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781800902206
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Barrington Stoke, (18 May 2023)
- Number of Pages
- 97
- Weight
- 180 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 198 x 130 x 8 mm
- Categories:
- Children's Fiction Children and Teenage: Crime and Thriller Fiction Children and Teenage: Contemporary Fiction Children and Teenage: Horror and Ghost Stories Children and Teenage: School Stories General Interests and Hobbies Children and Teenage: Mysteries and the unexplained Personal and Social Topics Children and Teenage: Emotions, moods, feelings and behaviours