Missing: Newly Rejacketed

Missing: Newly Rejacketed

by Cathy Mac Phail (Author)

Synopsis

Maxine's parents have had to do perhaps the worst possible thing: confirm the identity of her brother Derek's body by the clothes he was wearing when he disappeared. So the brother who was missing is now officially dead. But then the worst possible thing really happens: Maxine receives a telephone call from somebody saying he is her brother. She can hardly believe her ears. Has Derek come back from the dead? In this pacy thriller the author manages to confront many issues including: how different people deal with grief, the very underrated effect of severe bullying at school and sibling rivalry - all in a fast-paced compelling narrative voice.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 208
Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's Books
Published: 21 Nov 2011

ISBN 10: 1408817349
ISBN 13: 9781408817346
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years
Book Overview: A tense thriller that really picks up pace as Roxy's brother apparently comes back from the dead

Media Reviews
Praise for Cathy MacPhail: `Young adult fiction is going from strength to strength, led by authors like Catherine MacPhail' * The Bookseller *
`Cathy MacPhail's novels are tuned to how teenagers talk and behave' * Times Educational Supplement *
Praise for Missing: `A gritty, superior page-turner' * Guardian *
Anything by Cathy MacPhail is unputdownable -- Julia Donaldson * Guardian *
Author Bio
Cathy MacPhail won the Kathleen Fidler Award with her novel Run Zan Run, and the Scottish Arts Council Award with Fighting Back. Roxy's Baby was one of the winners of the inaugural Royal Mail Book Awards. Cathy MacPhail's work is enormously popular with young teenagers, her trademarks being pacy and topical storylines. Cathy lives in Greenock, Scotland.