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RESULTSSearching enCompass books for 'melvin burgess'... We found 13 matches.
Melvin Burgess
The Baby and Fly Pie A group of street children, who survive on sorting through the rubbish on a tip for Mother Shelly, get involved in a baby kidnap. If they can return the baby and claim the reward they will be able to start a new life. But this story of dreams ends in disaster.
Reading age from 12, interest level from 12
Andersen Press 1993 hbk £9.99 ISBN 0-86264-461-5
Puffin 1995 pbk £4.99 ISBN 0-14-036982-1 ![]() Author photo: © Penguin
Melvin Burgess
Billy Elliot Billy Elliot's not like his Dad. He doesn't want to learn boxing or become a miner. Instead, he is fascinated by the grace and magic of ballet and is determined to dance. Set during the time of the miner's strike, the story traces Billy's fight against the prejudice of a northern community and family.
Reading age from 12, interest level from 12
Heinemann Educational 2002 hbk £6.50 ISBN 0-435-13061-7
Faber & Faber 2000 pbk £7.99 ISBN 0-571-20703-0 ![]() Author photo: © Penguin
Melvin Burgess
Bloodtide In the year 2200 London is in ruins and in the hands of two warring families. Treachery and terror reigns as the families are decimated but Silvia and a cat, a shape-changer take revenge.
Reading age from 12, interest level from 12
Anderson Press 1999 hbk £14.99 ISBN 0-86264-833-5
Puffin 2001 pbk £4.99 ISBN 0-14-130689-0 Penguin Audiobooks 2002 Audiotape £7.99 ISBN 0-14-180375-6 ![]() Author photo: © Penguin
Melvin Burgess
Burning Issy Issy dreams every night that she is burning. This is England in the age of the witch hunts and her special powers make the villagers call her evil. Issy herself doesn't know who she is, or where she came from, but she knows she must escape the witch-finder.
Reading age from 12, interest level from 12
Puffin 2002 pbk £4.99 ISBN 0-14-131383-8
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Author details available at http://www.contemporarywriters.com/authors/?p=auth260
http://web.onetel.net.uk/~melvinburgess/
Melvin Burgess
The Cry of the Wolf The hunter is determined to shoot every last wolf in Britain, but Ben and his father are equally determined to save Silver, Conna and their family of wolf cubs. The adult wolves are killed yet one cub, Grey Cub, survives and the battle for survival begins. Who is the hunter and who the hunted?
Shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal 1990
Puffin Books 1995 pbk £4.99 ISBN 0-14-037318-7
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Melvin Burgess
Doing It Dino is the boy who has the illicit party while his parents are absent; Jonathon has angst; Ben has the raunchy affair with the teacher; and Jackie won't let Dino have sex with her.
Andersen Press 2003 hbk £10.99 ISBN 0-86264-788-6
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Melvin Burgess
The Ghost Behind the Wall Twelve-year-old David lives with his dad in a block of flats and is a bit of a brute. He's very lonely as is old Mr Alverston, another Mahogany Villas resident, who is afraid that he is losing his mind. David discovers that he can get into the ventilation shaft of the building and begins to spy on the other residents. One day he comes face to face with a ghost, at first friendly but more and more terrifying as it becomes clear that he has a particular grudge against Mr Alverston. Soon the old man and David are in great danger and, in a frightening and utterly moving conclusion.
Anderson Press 2000 hbk £9.99 ISBN 0-86264-492-5
Puffin 2002 pbk £4.99 ISBN 0-14-131027-8 Penguin Audiobooks 2002 Audiotape £7.99 ISBN 0-14-180374-6 ![]() Author photo: © Penguin
Melvin Burgess
Junk A true-to-life story of two teenagers drawn into the dangerous and destructive world of heroin addiction.
1997 Carnegie Medal; 1997 Guardian Children's Fiction Award
Reading age from 13, interest level from 13
Andersen Press 1996 hbk £12.99 ISBN 0-86264-632-4
Puffin 1997 pbk £5.99 ISBN 0-14-038019-1 Penguin Children's Audiobooks 2002 Audiotape £7.99 ISBN 0-14-180359-2 ![]() Author photo: © Penguin
Melvin Burgess
Kite When a red kite egg he has stolen, unexpectedly hatches out, Taylor Mase finds himself in a desperate struggle to save the life of the rare bird and protect it from its many enemies, including his own father - a gamekeeper with orders to destroy the nesting kites.
Reading age from 12, interest level from 12
Andersen Press 1997 hbk £9.99 ISBN 0-86264-737-1
Puffin 1999 pbk £4.99 ISBN 0-14-130041-8 ![]() Author photo: © Penguin
Author details available at http://www.contemporarywriters.com/authors/?p=auth260
http://web.onetel.net.uk/~melvinburgess/
Melvin Burgess
Lady: My Life as a Bitch Sandra, a rebellious teenager, is transformed into a dog by a tramp with magical powers. She has a lot of growing up to do as she experiences life as a stray - not least of her problems is whether she wants to become human again and, if so, how to arrange the transformation with a doggy brain.
Reading age from 13, interest level from 13
Puffin 2003 pbk £5.99 ISBN 0-14-131028-6
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Melvin Burgess
Nicholas Dane This compelling story of a teenager caught in a corrupt 1980s care home is a powerful study of a particularly highly-charged and distressing subject. Handled with great sensitivity and engrossing narrative drive, it is an important addition to the understanding of how childcare can go so wrong. When Nick's mother dies suddenly and unexpectedly, the 14 year old is sent straight into a boys' home, where he finds institutional intimidation and violence keep order. After countless fights and punishments, Nick thinks life can't get any worse - but the professionally respected deputy head, Mr. Creal, who has been grooming him with sweets and solace, has something much more sinister in mind. Nick has no choice but to escape. Living on the run, he falls in with a modern Fagin, a cheerful Rasta who fences stolen credit cards and car stereos. The scarring, shaming experience he suffered at the hands of Mr. Creal can never quite be suppressed, and when the old hatred surfaces, bloody murder and revenge lead to an unforgettable climax.
Reading age 12 to 16, interest level 12 to 16
Anderson Press Ltd 2009 Hardcover £12.99 ISBN 978-1842701812
Melvin Burgess
Sara's Face Sarah is going to have a face transplant. She has allowed herself to be drawn into the orbit of a highly manipulative and ruthless pop-star. He is going to take her discarded face to cover his own scarred and damaged one. But, as the time of the operation approaches, those closest to her suspect that Sarah is changing her mind. Is she being pressured into it? Is the wealthy pop-star her benefactor - or her gaoler?
Reading age 11 to 15, interest level 11 to 15
Andersen Press Ltd 2006 hbk £9.99 ISBN 1-84270-638-1
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Melvin Burgess
Tiger Tiger The head of a Chinese gang is after the tigers of Malham Tiger Park, especially a young tigress called Lila, who is a rare "Spirit Tiger". When the poaching goes wrong, there is a massacre of tigers and men. With her supernatural powers, Lila pursues everyone involved in the massacre.
Reading age from 12, interest level from 12
Puffin 1998 pbk £4.99 ISBN 0-14-038339-5
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