Sorrowline
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Andersen Press Ltd
Published:3rd Jan '13
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The past is not a frozen place. Graveyards are not dead ends. And if the Sorrowline lets you in there is a hidden world of adventure waiting behind every gravestone.
But then Jack discovers he’s a Yard Boy – someone with the ability to travel through Sorrowlines, the channels that connect every gravestone with the date of the person's death – and he is quickly pulled into an adventure beyond anything he could have possibly imagined.Twelve-year-old Jack Morrow is used to life being complicated. His mother died five years ago, and his father is now headed for prison. But then Jack discovers he’s a Yard Boy – someone with the ability to travel through Sorrowlines, the channels that connect every gravestone with the date of the person's death – and he is quickly pulled into an adventure beyond anything he could have possibly imagined. Finding himself in 1940s war-torn London, with his then-teenage grandfather, Davey, Jack soon realises that his arrival in the past has not gone unnoticed. The evil forces of a secret world are determined to find him – and to find out all he knows. As Jack struggles to survive, he comes ever closer to unlocking the dark secret at the heart of his family, and to – just maybe – changing his own destiny . . .
"Fans of Doctor Who and Percy Jackson are in for a huge treat, they won’t be able to put this book down until they’ve reached the very end" * Aquila *
"Thoroughly engaging time travel adventure with an appealing hero and a suitably mysterious baddie." * Peters, Book of the Week *
"Debut of the Month" * Julia Eccleshare, Lovereading *
"The narrative moves along briskly carrying the reader with it . . . Will attract young readers of 11+" * Books for Keeps *
"A high octane journey that is full of adventure and will keep you on your toes until the very last page. A must read." * Mr Ripley's Enchanted Books *
ISBN: 9781849395236
Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 22mm
Weight: 293g
352 pages