Jake's Tower

by ElizabethLaird (Author)

• Used

  Hardcover
  2001

  $3.67

  Jake's dream house is a tall thin tower. It's surrounded by an impassable moat, and at the top is his own special room. It's totally safe, and the only person he'd ever allow in would be his dad - if he ever appeared. Jake's real life is never safe. He's bullied and beaten by his mother's boyfriend. And after a vicious attack, his mother flees with him to Jake's dad's old home, where Jake's grandmother refuses to acknowledge that he is her grandson. But a strong bond grows between the formidable old woman and the frightened boy. Jake finds a champion who gives him the strength to stand up for himself, to put away the fantasies he hides behind, and to face the truth about his father. JAKE'S TOWER is a story of inspiring emotional power and brilliant characters whose lives show how hope and love triumphs over cruelty. Readers of Elizabeth Laird's bestselling RED SKY IN THE MORNING will take her latest, unforgettable, novel to their hearts.

• Used

  Paperback
  2002

  $4.09

  'It's good that I've found this secret place. I can come here and make plans. My main plan for the future is my dream house. It's very tall and thin. A tower really. There'll be a lift to whiz me up to the top. No one can get to me up there. It's totally safe.' In real life, Jake is never safe. He lives in constant fear of his mother's violent boyfriend. But in his imaginary tower he can dream up his own father - the stranger who gave him a cuddle and a fluffy duck the day he was born and went away for ever. Jake doesn't believe dreams ever come true. But sometimes they do - in strange and surprising ways.