Siobhan Dowd

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After Shell's mother dies, her obsessively religious father descends into alcoholic mourning and Shell is left to care for her younger brother and sister. Her only release from the harshness of everyday life comes from her budding spiritual friendship with a naive young priest, and most importantly, her developing relationship with childhood friend, Declan, charming, eloquent and persuasive. But when Declan suddenly leaves Ireland to seek his fortune in America, Shell finds herself pregnant and the centre of a scandal that rocks the small community in which she lives, with repercussions across the whole country. The lives of those immediately around her will never be the same again.

A thrilling adventure story - after Ted''s cousin Salim disappears from a pod in mid-air on the London Eye, he and his sister become embroiled in a race against time to find him.When Ted and Kat watched their cousin Salim get on board the London Eye, he turned and waved before getting on. After half an hour it landed and everyone trooped off - but no Salim. Where could he have gone? How on earth could he have disappeared into thin air?Since the police are having no luck finding him, Ted and Kat become sleuthing partners. Despite their prickly relationship, they overcome their differences to follow a trail of clues across London in a desperate bid to find their cousin. And ultimately it comes down to Ted, whose brain works in its own very unique way, to find the key to the mystery.This is an unputdownable spine-tingling thriller!

A thrilling adventure story - after Ted''s cousin Salim disappears from a pod in mid-air on the London Eye, he and his sister become embroiled in a race against time to find him.When Ted and Kat watched their cousin Salim get on board the London Eye, he turned and waved before getting on. After half an hour it landed and everyone trooped off - but no Salim. Where could he have gone? How on earth could he have disappeared into thin air?Since the police are having no luck finding him, Ted and Kat become sleuthing partners. Despite their prickly relationship, they overcome their differences to follow a trail of clues across London in a desperate bid to find their cousin. And ultimately it comes down to Ted, whose brain works in its own very unique way, to find the key to the mystery.This is an unputdownable spine-tingling thriller!

Digging for peat in the mountain with his Uncle Tally, Fergus finds the body of a child, and it looks like shes been murdered. As Fergus tries to make sense of the mad world around him - his brother on hunger-strike in prison, his growing feelings for Cora, his parents arguing over the Troubles, and him in it up to the neck, blackmailed into acting as courier to God knows what, a little voice comes to him in his dreams, and the mystery of the bog child unfurls.Bog Child is an astonishing novel exploring the sacrifices made in the name of peace, and the unflinching strength of the human spirit.

Memories of Mum are the only thing that make Holly Hogan happy. She hates her foster family with their too-nice ways and their false sympathy. And she hates her life, her stupid school and the way everyone is always on at her. Then she finds the wig, and everything changes. Wearing the long, flowing blonde locks she feels transformed. Shes not Holly any more, shes Solace: the girl with the slinkster walk and the super-sharp talk. Shes older, more confident - the kind of girl who can walk right out of her humdrum life, hitch to Ireland and find her mum. The kind of girl who can face the world head on.So begins a bittersweet, and sometimes hilarious journey as Solace swaggers and Holly tiptoes across England and through memory, discovering her true self, and unlocking the secrets of her past. Hollys story will leave a lasting impression on all who travel with her.

After Shells mother dies, her obsessively religious father descends into alcoholic mourning and Shell is left to care for her younger brother and sister. Her only release from the harshness of everyday life comes from her budding spiritual friendship with a naive young priest, and most importantly, her developing relationship with childhood friend, Declan, charming, eloquent and persuasive. But when Declan suddenly leaves Ireland to seek his fortune in America, Shell finds herself pregnant and the centre of a scandal that rocks the small community in which she lives, with repercussions across the whole country. The lives of those immediately around her will never be the same again.

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Darra is an omen of unluck: a thirteenth child. To appease the dark god, Dond, and bring good fortune to her small island community, Darra must be sacrificed at the age of thirteen - by drowning. On the eve of her final birthday, Darra begins to dream of the twin brother she has watched from afar but never met, and dares to hope that she might escape her fate . . . The scouring wind and remorseless waves which beat against Darras island world are matched in Pam Smys powerful, wild and emotive illustrations. The Ransom of Dond is our final story from Siobhan, and a book to be treasured.

When Ted and Kat watched their cousin Salim get on board the London Eye, he turned and waved before getting on. After half an hour it landed and everyone trooped off - but no Salim. Where could he have gone? How on earth could he have disappeared into thin air? Since the police are having no luck finding him, Ted and Kat become sleuthing partners. Despite their prickly relationship, they overcome their differences to follow a trail of clues across London in a desperate bid to find their cousin. And ultimately it comes down to Ted, whose brain works in its own very unique way, to find the key to the mystery. This is an unputdownable spine-tingling thriller!

Rollercoasters are novels for Key Stage 3, selected by teachers, consultants and students, that really work in the classroom. The London Eye Mystery is a fast-paced thriller that will keep your students guessing till the very end.Rollercoasters novels are known for the wide selection of fiction, appealing to girls, boys and mixed-ability classes. The London Eye Mystery is written in an accessible and engaging style by talented author Siobhan Dowd.Ted and Kat watch their cousin Salim get on board the London Eye. But after half an hour it lands and everyone troops off - no Salim. Where could he have gone? How on earth could he have disappeared? Ted and his older sister, Kat, start to investigate the mystery. Ultimately it comes down to Ted to find the key to the mystery.

11.32am. Ted and his sister Kat watch their cousin Salim get on board the London Eye. The pod rises from the ground, high above the city.12.02am. The pod lands and the doors open. Everyone exits - everyone but Salim.Has he spontaneously combusted? (Ted''s theory.)Has he been kidnapped? (Aunt Gloria''s theory.)Is he even still alive? (The family''s unspoken fear.)Even the police are baffled - so it''s up to Ted, whose brain runs on its own unique operating system, to solve this mystery and find Salim. Teaming up with Kat, Ted follows a trail of clues across London - while time ticks dangerously by...Now featuring a new introduction from bestselling author Robin Stevens.

La novela original en la que se basa la película, inspirada en una idea de Siobhan Dowd e ilustrada por Jim Kay.Esta edición especial de Un monstruo viene a verme contiene material adicional exclusivo, por Patrick Ness, Jim Kay y el director J.A. Bayona, asi como entrevistas con Liam Neeson, Sigourney Weaver, Felicity Jones y Lewis MacDougall.Siete minutos despues de la medianoche, Conor despierta y se encuentra un monstruo en la ventana. Pero no es el monstruo que el esperaba, el de la pesadilla que tiene casi todas las noches desde que su madre empezo el arduo e incansable tratamiento. No, este monstruo es algo diferente, antiguo... Y quiere lo mas peligroso de todo: la verdad.Maliciosa, divertida y conmovedora,Un monstruo viene a verme nos habla de nuestra dificultad para aceptar la perdida y de los lazos fragiles pero extraordinariamente poderosos que nos unen a la vida.Con esta edicion especial e ilustrada de la novela mas aclamada y premiada de Patrick Ness, descubriras la formidable historia que hay detras del libro y la pelicula.Leyendo los articulos y entrevistas exclusivos que cierran este volumen, sabras como creo Patrick Ness este clasico contemporaneo, asi como luego el guion para la gran pantalla. Veras bocetos ineditos de Jim Kay y como fueron tomando forma sus ideas para el monstruo. Oiras de boca del afamado director de cine J.A. Bayona como preparo la adaptacion y asistiras al set de rodaje con los actores Liam Neeson, Sigourney Weaver, Felicity Jones y Lewis MacDougall.Repleta de material nunca antes visto y de fotografias espectaculares, esta magnifica edicion aporta una perspectiva unica y fascinante al proceso creativo del libro y a pelicula. Una lectura imprescindible.La critica ha dicho:Apasionante..., poderosa, impresionante.Philip PullmanPatrick Ness escribe rematadamente bien.John GreenExcepcional... He aqui como deberia ser siempre la narrativa: desgarradora, lirica y trascendente.Meg RosoffValiente y hermoso, lleno de compasion, Un monstruo viene a verme funde lo doloroso y lo intuitivo, lo simple y lo profundo. El resultado tiembla de vida.The IndependentLas ilustraciones de Kay, amenazadoras y llenas de energia, y la manera en que interactuan con el texto, junto a la generosidad de los materiales con que esta hecho el libro, hacen que sea una verdadera alegria tan solo sostenerlo en la mano.The GuardianImprescindible... Apasionante, conmovedor, brillante.The TimesExcepcional... Destaca por su compasion.Daily Mail