The Boy Who Drew the Future

Rhian Ivory (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

2015
Firefly Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-910080-26-9 (ISBN)

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Fifteen-year-old Blaze and Noah live in the same village over 100 years apart. They both have a gift - or curse - they draw pictures that later come true. In the 1860s Blaze is accused of witchcraft. In the present day, Noah is desperate to keep his drawing a secret, even from his closest friend, Beth.

Nominated for the Carnegie Medal 2017. Fifteen-year-old Blaze and Noah live in the same village, Sible Hedingham, more than 100 years apart. They both have the same gift or curse - they find they must draw pictures that later come true. In the 1860s Blaze is bullied, cheated and accused of being a witch and 'swam'. In the present day, Noah is used to everyone, even his parents, being afraid of him and is desperate to keep his drawing a secret. But as he gets closer to Beth, he must decide whether or not he can tell her the truth. Can Blaze's history help Noah and Beth work out their own story? Can the future be changed?

Rhian Ivory was born in Swansea and grew up on the Welsh borders. She got her first publishing deal at 26 and wrote four novels for Bloomsbury as Rhian Tracey. She now teaches Creative Writing and a Children's Literature course for the Open University, is a National Trust writer in residence, a Patron of Reading in Buckinghamshire and a writing mentor for WoMentoring. Rhian lives in Northamptonshire with her family. The Boy who drew the Future is her fifth novel.The Boy who drew the Future coming Sept 2015 from Firefly Press - http://www.fireflypress.co.uk/node/161

Erscheint lt. Verlag	17.9.2015
Verlagsort	Cardiff
Sprache	englisch
Maße	129 x 198 mm
Themenwelt	Kinder- / Jugendbuch
ISBN-10	1-910080-26-8 / 1910080268
ISBN-13	978-1-910080-26-9 / 9781910080269
Zustand	Neuware