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Innocent (Bite)

4.08 ( 61 Ratings by Goodreads)
Innocent (Bite)

Innocent (Bite)

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4.08 (61 Ratings by Goodreads)
paperback | English
Published: 20 July, 2006
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Charlie's brother Brad is always in trouble with the law, but it's minor stuff, usually - just messing about. Charlie blames their mum, for going off and leaving her and Brad and their Dad to fend for themselves. So when Brad is accused of killing a motorist with a well-aimed stone from a motorway bridge, Charlie is suspicious. It's just not Brad's style. When Charlie starts doing some investigating of her own she unearths a bigger, much worse secret, as well as discovering things about her brother, his best mate Denny, and her long-lost mother that turn her world upside down. In trying to prove her brother is not guilty, Charlie has lost her own innocence, for good...
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Type Book
ISBN13 9780340882009
ISBN10 034088200X
Number Of Pages 192
Item Weight 140 g
Product Dimensions 124 x 14 x 194 mm
Publisher / Reseller Hodder Children's Books
Format paperback
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Media Reviews

Tense...gritty...a compelling read * First News *
[A] serious and well-constructed novel * The School Librarian *
A gritty cold thriller with a very sharp cutting edge. A powerful story from a writer who is expert at exploring human motivation and responsibilty * South China Morning Post *
Cassidy sensitively and thoughtfully explores the problematic issues of attraction and the nature of loyalty. Highly recommended * Publishing News *

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Author's Bio

Anne Cassidy has an established reputation in the world of young adult fiction. She has published several titles for Scholastic, including the East End Murders series for Point Crime as well as her stand alone novels, Talking to Strangers and the Hidden Child, which was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal in 1998. Looking for JJ, published in 2004 has received great acclaim and been shortlisted for many of the major awards, The Guardian Fiction Prize and the Carnegie Medal included, and was winner of the 2004 Booktrust Teenage Prize Award. Anne draws closely on her background and adolesence growing up in East London for her novels, and always writes about issues and characters that are close to her heart. She lives in London with her husband and son.

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