The If Game

by Catherine Storr (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  2001

  $3.58

  Stephen can't remember his mother, and no one will talk to him about her. He knows she left when he was four years old, but he's not sure why - she could be dead for all he knows. Things take a strange turn when Stephen starts finding keys which open mysterious doors - doors which lead into a strange world where everyone knows Stephen, and calls him by name, but he doesn't recognize anyone. Eventually Stephen works out the secret behind the doors - and also finds out the very surprising truth about his mother. * Catherine Storr is the author of such classic titles as Clever Polly and the Stupid Wolf and Marianne Dreams . Some of her children's books have been in print for nearly 50 years. * An intriguing story with an effective blend of reality and fantasy. * Deals with parent-child relations in an unusual and interesting way. * Author lives in Hampstead, London.

• Used

  Paperback
  2002

  $3.38

  Stephen is desperate to find out what happened to his mother. She disappeared and his father won't tell him the truth. Then Stephen finds his way into a strange world where he doesn't recognize anyone, but everyone seems to know him. Perhaps he can find what he wants to know in this parallel existence. But the truth Stephen discovers is shocking. His mother killed the stepfather that abused her as a child, and is now in prison. Eventually Stephen finds it is possible to like his mother, if not to love her.