The Boy in the Burning House

by Tim Wynne Jones (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  2005

  $11.85

  Jim is just regaining some semblance of a normal life following his father's sudden disappearance, when he is attacked by a crazy girl. Ruth Rose has a wild story to tell about her stepfather, the saintly Father Fisher, and needs someone to believe her - and help her prove it. Gradually Jim is convinced by Ruth Rose and they find themselves tracking a murderer and caught up in a dangerous web of secrets from a dark and unsettling past.

• Used

  Hardcover
  2007

  $14.58

  This powerful and gripping thriller has a rare mix of characters pupils can identify with, a plot full of tension and suspense and a fast pace.