The Glittering Eye
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- The Glittering Eye
by L J Adlington - Running on the Cracks
by Julia Donaldson - Colony
by J A Henderson - Life, Interrupted
by Damian Kelleher - Blood Hunters
by Steve Voake - Malice
by Chris Wooding
Who wrote it?
L.J. Adlington, whose other teen novels include The Diary of Pelly D and Cherry Heaven.
What's it about?
Shabti wakes in a barley field with nothing but a hoe in his hand and a head full of fragmented memories. A vicious master torments his days, working in the fields with no way of escape, until a hole suspended in mid-air leads him to a room. Two shiny gold eyes glitter back at him. Questions. Who is he? And to where does this room lead?
Amy arrives in Egypt to join her archaeologist father on an excavation. All around her tombs are unearthed, opened, entered. Left to her own devices, Amy discovers a rock. But not just any rock. A great tawny cat stares back at her from its smooth surface, its shiny gold eyes glittering. Questions. Where did it come from? And what should she do now?
When past, present and future collide, it's clear that some things are best left buried...
Fact File
L.J. Adlington has 2 cats, both of which feature in The Glittering Eye. As a child she loved reading Enid Blyton stories but her all time favourite books are Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien and The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas.
L.J.’s website is www.ljadlington.com
Running on the Cracks
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Who wrote it?
Julia Donaldson has written many books for children but perhaps her most famous and best-loved character is The Gruffalo, who has just celebrated his 10th Birthday.
Running on the Cracks is Julia’s first book for teenagers.
What's it about?
Leo's running from her past. Finlay's running into trouble. Together, they stumble into a crazy new world of secrets, lies and Chinese food. But someone is on Leo's trail. With Finlay's help, can she escape her pursuer and find what she is desperately searching for?
Don't tread on the cracks. If you tread on a crack, it could be him...
Fact File
Julia Donaldson used to be a singer/songwriter. She has written 154 books at the last count. She doodles as she writes. Find out more from her website www.juliadonaldson.co.uk
Colony
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Who wrote it?
J.A. Henderson writes psychological thrillers such as Bunker 10, Crash and Colony. His last two books have been shortlisted for ten literary awards and Bunker 10 won the prestigious Royal Mail award for Children's Literature.
What's it about?
Thirty years ago a secret army research facility was destroyed - overrun by millions of ants. Two survivors fled the carnage, unaware that something terrible escaped with them. Now a teenage boy and girl discover that they are linked to that fateful day. Betrayed by their families and hounded by the military, they begin to realize their whole lives have been a lie. Worse than that, the ants are gathering again...
Fact File
A former tour guide and actor, J.A. has set up and still runs a ghost tour company in Edinburgh. The J.A. stands for Jan Andrew.
For more information visit www.janandrewhenderson.com
Life, Interrupted
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Who wrote it?
Damian Kelleher is a freelance journalist, broadcaster, writer and an editor of children's books and young adult books. Life, Interrupted is his first full-length novel for teenagers. He has co-written 4 short stories about Black Hole Primary – a school in outer space.
What's it about?
Luke's world is turned upside down when his mum collapses at the hospital where she works as a nurse. Fourteen-year-old Luke and his football-obsessed younger brother Jesse each cope in their own different ways and, as time passes, they must confront some painful truths. This is a story about facing the worst and surviving.
Fact File
Damian says he wanted to write something for boys that dealt more with emotions. "The boys' market is full of action adventure and I wanted to reflect family life; to invent a world that was very real that goes into meltdown when this small family goes through a terrible tragedy."
Blood Hunters
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Who wrote it?
Steve Voake is also the author of The Dreamwalker’s Child, The Web of Fire and The Starlight Conspiracy. Before becoming a full time writer, Steve was headteacher of a village school in Somerset.
What's it about?
Dark shapes at the bottom of a Mexican sinkhole, strange green goo, savage attacks back in the UK. How are they linked? Who - or what - is responsible for the attacks? When Joe’s father is arrested for murder, Joe knows it’s not him, and sets out to prove it.
Fact File
When he was writing his first book, Steve used to get up at 3 a.m. and work for several hours before anyone else was awake.
Steve has written non fiction books as well as stories.
His cousin is well-known illustrator Charlotte Voake and they have written a book together called Insect Detective.
Find out more about Steve and his books from his website www.stevevoake.co.uk
Malice
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Who wrote it?
Chris Wooding has written sixteen books, which have been translated into twenty languages, won various awards (including the Nestlé Book Prize Silver Award) and been published around the world
What's it about?
Everyone’s heard of Malice, but hardly anyone has actually seen it: a comic about a horrifying world of tricks and traps, overseen by the sinister master of ceremonies, Tall Jake. The story goes that the kids who go through Tall Jake’s deadly trials are real kids, who’ve disappeared from the real world and turned up in the comic. But it’s just an urban legend, right?
Fact File
When he's not writing Chris enjoys listening to punk and SKA and watching diabolically bad horror films. He possesses the uncanny ability of being able to predict who will die and in what order after seeing only the first five minutes of these movies.
Chris's website is at www.chriswooding.com