Nightmare Stairs by Robert Swindells
I'm falling - falling down steep, narrow stairs - If I hit the bottom asleep, I know I'll never wake. Every night Kirsty wakes up screaming. Every night she has the same terrible nightmare - of falling downstairs. But does she fall? Or is she pushed? Then Kirsty discovers that her grandma died falling downstairs and she begins to wonder: is the dream hinting at a dark secret in her family? She has to know the truth. But tracking a murderer is a dangerous game, and as she delves into the past, Kirsty uncovers a secret more terrible than anything she can imagine - a terrifying read from one of today's master storytellers. This book is the winner of the Sheffield children's book award for best shorter novel. 'Cleverly put together - funny as well as gripping' - "Sunday Times".
'..carefully and cleverly put together psychologically perceptive, and not nasty... funny as well as gripping' 'Very short chapters and Swindell's tight hold on suspense makes this a particularly good choice for 11-to-13-year-old reluctant readers.' The Sunday Times 'A sinister, award-winning page-turner' YBT l00 Best Books of l999
ROBERT SWINDELLS left school at fifteen to work on a local newspaper. At seventeen, he joined the RAF for three years, then trained and worked as a teacher. Now a full-time writer, he is the author of a number of bestselling titles for the Random House children's list. In 1994 he won the Carnegie Medal for STONE COLD (Hamish Hamilton), a teenage novel about a serial killer.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780440863304 |
| ISBN 10 | 0440863309 |
| Title | Nightmare Stairs |
| Author | Robert Swindells |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Year published | 2004-02-25 |
| Number of pages | 176 |
| Prizes | Winner of Children's Book Award: Short Novel Category 1998 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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