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Description for Tina's Web
Paperback. Tina is sent to live with her grandmother in Greece, following her parents divorce in Germany. Stressed by her school and constant arguments with gran, Tina is offered a solution by a friend - a little blue pill. She gets drawn into a web of drugs and lies until a crisis brings her gran to the rescue, and a new understanding develops between them. Editor(s): Robson, Cheryl. Translator(s): Thornley, John. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: YF; YX. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 238. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Shortlisted for The Marsh Award 2009 Tina's life in Germany had been so happy, it never occurred to her that one day her parents might split. Or - worse still - send her back to Greece to live with her grandmother! But Tina doesn't mind anything anymore. She's found the answer. With the help of her friend Wick, and a really amazing little blue pill... then lots more amazing little pills... then lots of really incredible lies... Sometimes it's as if she's in heaven, sometimes she's crashing back down to earth, and now - there's no return. Or is there? ... Read more
Shortlisted for The Marsh Award 2009 Tina's life in Germany had been so happy, it never occurred to her that one day her parents might split. Or - worse still - send her back to Greece to live with her grandmother! But Tina doesn't mind anything anymore. She's found the answer. With the help of her friend Wick, and a really amazing little blue pill... then lots more amazing little pills... then lots of really incredible lies... Sometimes it's as if she's in heaven, sometimes she's crashing back down to earth, and now - there's no return. Or is there? ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Aurora Metro Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
218
Place of Publication
Twickenham, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780955156618
SKU
KKD0004913
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-2
About Alki Zei
Alki Zei is an award-winning Greek author who has written over a dozen books for children. In 1992, she won the National Award for Children's Literature (Greece) and has been nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Award and the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award for Literature. Her books have been translated into many languages.
Reviews for Tina's Web
“Written with a fine and original humour, with a discreet sense of the innocent happiness of childhood... within the borders of a world that collapses...the theme of the novel is universal.” James Forman, New York Times “Alki Zei's work – addressed to children but also read with great interest by grown-ups – is innovative and avant-garde. Her themes (recent history, ... Read more