Dear Del by Alison Prince
When Della Thomson arrives to stay with twelve-year old Fran on the island of Broray for a week , Fran is full of hope and expectation. But Della is a surly and unsociable girl from Glasgow, dressed from head to foot in intimidating black. She hardly touches her food and seems to sneer at everything and everyone, and family life seems to disgust her. What's more, she's a thief! Fran thinks things couldn't get any worse - until she discovers the graffiti - the letter D in royal blue spraypaint - all over the island. Who else could it be? Then one day, Fran and Della take a walk together, and with Del's encouragement, end up on Devil's Leap - a notoriously dangerous mountain- and Del falls and hurts her ankle. The girls are in grave danger and it's time for Della to get real. And finally open up to Fran . . .
a quality short novel which should be enjoyed by many young teenagers * School Librarian, v48, no.2, Summer 2000 *
Selected as Children's Book of the Week by Lindsey Fraser. * 16th November 1999 *
A highly readable novel ... The reader is left with a deeper sense of the complexities of life. * The Northern Echo, June 15th, 2000 *
Prince's writing is clear and evocative ... Gives much food for thought for older, fluent readers, * TES Primary, April 2000 *
Selected as Children's Book of the Week by Lindsey Fraser. * 16th November 1999 *
A highly readable novel ... The reader is left with a deeper sense of the complexities of life. * The Northern Echo, June 15th, 2000 *
Prince's writing is clear and evocative ... Gives much food for thought for older, fluent readers, * TES Primary, April 2000 *
Born in South London, Alison Prince now lives on the Isle of Arran in Scotland. She has three grown up children and, on the rare occasion when she's not writing, enjoys playing the clarinet, walking and reading. She travels a lot, mostly to schools in Scotland to talk to children. Her first book was published in 1972 and Alison has had more than 30 books published (including some adult) since. "The Sherwood Hero" won the Guardian prize.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780340851579 |
| ISBN 10 | 0340851570 |
| Title | Dear Del |
| Author | Alison Prince |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Hachette Children's Group |
| Year published | 2001-09-20 |
| Number of pages | 176 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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