Breaktime: AND Dance on My Grave (Dance Sequence 1-2)

Breaktime: AND Dance on My Grave (Dance Sequence 1-2)

by Aidan Chambers (Author)

Synopsis

In "Breaktime", Ditto challenges Morgan to prove that literature is crap and triggers off a chain of events to alter his outlook of life forever. Ditto faces a series of charges from Morgan against literature: that all fiction is Done. Finished. Dead; a sham and a pretence. He undertakes faithfully to record a life in the week of Ditto - with all the chaos of reality thrown in - and his literary creation reveals more about himself than he originally bargained for. In "Dance on My Grave", life in his seaside town is uneventful for Hal Robinson, nothing unusual, exciting or odd ever happens to him - until now that is. Until the summer of his 16th birthday, when he reaches a crossroads of choices in life. He foolishly takes a friend's boat for a day's sailing, gets into difficulty and is rescued by Barry Gorman. Their ensuing relationship results in a tumultous summer for Hal as he experiences the intense emotions of his first teenage love.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 400
Publisher: Definitions
Published: 04 Jan 2007

ISBN 10: 186230288X
ISBN 13: 9781862302884
Children’s book age: 12+ Years
Book Overview: The first and second books in the critically acclaimed Dance Sequence by Carnegie Medal-winning author, Aidan Chambers

Media Reviews
Clever and imaginative, wide and spacious Evening Standard An immensely rich piece of work ... Entertaining, stimulating and thought-provoking School Library Journal
Author Bio
Aidan Chambers lives in Gloucestershire with his American wife Nancy. He has received international acclaim for his provocative and challenging novels for teenagers and young adults. Among many prizes, he has won the Carnegie Medal and the American Printz Award for Postcards from No Man's Land and the Hans Christian Medal for the body of his work. His books are translated into many languages and he travels extensively on speaking engagements. He is a playwright and an anthologist and also writes stories for younger children. In 1982 Aidan and Nancy were given the prestigious Eleanor Farjeon Award for their work on behalf of children's books.