Peacemaker" in the multi-author collection Peacemaker and Other Stories (illustrated by Peter Richardson and David Hine), Heinemann Educational, 1999, ISBN 0-435-11600-2 I chose this book as a step out of my comfort zone- I rarely read any sci fi related books- but I was pleasantly suprised. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2020-09-14 10:05:18 Boxid IA1928621 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier The Times newspaper once described Malorie as a ‘National Treasure’. Looking at her remarkable list of accomplishments, it is difficult to argue with that sentiment. Mike seems to be one of the reasonable people here; but his point of view on the matter is never explained? We never discover why he lies to the resistance about who Lydia is, though he’d have many reasons to, as established.

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Dare to be Different" (illustrated by Jane Ray) in the multi-author collection Dare to be Different, Bloomsbury Publishing, 1999, ISBN 0-7475-4021-7 Fran’s father is angry at Fran for bringing a complete stranger into their home. Fran’s dad thinks Lydia is a spy. Lydia faints. She wakes up in a small room. It’s Fran’s bedroom. Fran explains her father (a former Nurse) healed her arm by using an advanced type of medical treatment, known as “Staples” which are somehow sewn into Lydia’s arm under the wound. Fran explains her father is part of an organisation plotting to kill the Tyrant. Fran tells her that the Town is run by an evil Tyrant who uses the Night Guards as his army and makes the laws. He goes out of his way to make every citizen miserable. Tarwich is not called Tarwich anymore, it’s now known as Hensonville. Then it’s revealed that the Tyrants name is Daniel Henson, Lydia’s younger brother! She watches TV in the living room with Fran and her dad, the TV takes up the whole wall. It shows Daniel Henson, gloating about how he’s the Ruler and how much he despises the Town and that if anybody dares to go out after curfew they will die… Her books are so intelligent and even though they are written for readers who are more on the 'Young' side of 'Young Adults', they are still rich with well-thought out characters and don't shy away from gritty and uncomfortable subject matters. (I remember the controversy that Pig Heart Boy caused when it was adapted for the BBC!) Time Travel: - largely forwards/future Time Travel story? - Yes Family relations - Yes Main Character Identity: - FemaleThe main story is quite banal and it revolves around a stolen sports cup which the main character Lydia is framed for stealing. It presents some important themes such as friendship and trust, bullying at school, trying to fit in and peer pressure, even though these aren’t explored in as much depth as they could be. But the two parts of the book somehow didn’t work together for me – I just found the combination a bit strange and implausible. Lydia didn’t need to go forward in time to prove that she was innocent and her trip felt a bit pointless (even though don’t get me wrong, it was the most interesting part of the book). In Michela's world, aggression is forbidden - but sometimes fighting is the only way to keep the peace. This is a well-paced and interesting story, designed to appeal to reluctant or hesitant readers, as well as dyslexia-friendly. I LOVES THIS BOOK SO MUCH, IT IS BRILLANT. The book it about a girl who just moved to a new town and begins a new school. she gets pressured to steal a trophy to be a part of a group. she gets framed and ends up running away. and goes to the future, where she sees her brother as the master of a town and is horrible to everyone, because of what happened to his sister. A children story that can only be enjoyed by the children is not a good children story in the slightest.” - C.S. Lewis

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I didn’t mind Lydia in this book, and the prose wasn’t great, but entirely tolerable, as long as you ignore all the exclamation points. The whole initial conflict. Look, I get Lydia feeling distraught. She’s a bit pathetic, but everything was describing pretty well; probably the best bit of description in the book - how she feels that everyone hates her, what it’s like to be outside when everyone thinks you’re a thief. But it gets pulled to such ridiculous proportions. I’d buy it if this were just Lydia’s perception; she is convinced every single soul in the town hates her because she is so anxious, when in truth it isn’t such a big deal - but considering that this conflict triggers the whole plot, it doesn’t come across that way. And also the fact that Frankie remembered all this in painstaking detail and even passed it down to her daughter. ~ This is further reinforced by the Henson’s believing they were ‘forced’ out of the town which is ‘directly linked’ to their crash. I think this is a great, fantastic, thriller book and I would definitely recommend it to anyone who enjoys fantasy, science-fiction thriller books.Don't get me wrong, the storyline was good for both the present arc and the future arc but merging the two together just gives an unrealistic and distorted take on life and to a point became unbearable. The book just looses all it's meaning. It becomes unrealistic to the max and doesn't give a solution to the problem. It just holds up and shows the future of Lydia's life where everything seems weird because the town is ruled by some mutant tyrant? It didn't match with the storyline at all and just made it unbearable to read.