Another great novel by Malorie Blackman
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Lydia Henson wants to be in a gang at school, but to do so she must steal a cup from the cabinet and keep it in her locker for a day. She thinks this is a terrible thing to do and decides against it. However, the next day the cup is found in her locker. After enduring bullying at school for this, she finds herself transported to the future, where she finds her village is transformed. The terrifying village of Hensonville is run by no other than her brother, who has become a tyrant. She must find out why and how to stop this before returning to the present to find out who framed her.
This story tells of bullying and is an enthralling tale of time travel. It shows how it can be bad to join a gang and has a pleasing ending. I would definitely recommend it.
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A gripping read
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My 9yo son borrowed this book from his school library and I read it with him. But then I found it so gripping that I wanted more than just our father-and-son reading sessions with this book. I took it away and read it all to myself - and once I'd started, I couldn't put it down.
This is a superb book - accessible and not too challenging to read, but more gripping than any Harry Potter tome. On one level, it's a simple adventure story about a girl who wants to prove she's innocent of a crime she's been accused of. On another level, it's about the challenges of growing up and being accepted. And it's about so much more than that as well...
To put it simply, Malorie Blackman shows with this book that she is an author who really and truly understands her readers, and is able to give them what they want - a bit of real-life drama, the kind that any teenage school pupil can relate to; plus a nerve-jangling adventure, and a bit of psychology, showing how over-reacting to any bad situation will only make matters worse, with potentially catastrophic results...
All in all, a wonderful book that I can't recommend highly enough.
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Gripping
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This is a story of how one girl Lydia,was deamonised and framed because of jealousy and spite.It is a gripping book and I would reccomend it to anyone who likes reading or dectective novels.I think the blurb is a bit misleading though.Lydia is a 12 year old girl who has moved from London to a town called Tarwich.She is then framed by the villain of the novel Anne Turner for stealing the Collivale cup.
Beware the end is quite mind boggling and although it is cliched it is quite surprising how Lydia finally wins the battle to prove she is innocent.
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Great Book!-Who cares about the flaw!
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This book is a super read and the person who said that she shouldn't use verbs in the following context: "Yes!"Mum smiled- is wrong. Saying that she shouldn't is like saying that Roald Dahl shouldn't have used gobblefunk for the BFG or Antoni H. shouldn't have played with words for his books lik "Granny" ECT! BUY THIS BOOK!
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A decent read - with one flaw present in all her books...
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This is very definitely what is termed a 'decent read.'
It is a fast-moving thriller which will keep you hooked. Malorie Blackman sure is a very talented writer but there is one thing I strongly dislike about her writing; the use of verbs.
She will use verbs such as 'smiled' or 'frowned' to express speech: e.g.:
'What do you mean,' smiled Mum.
These are not verbs to be used in speech. You cannot smile a reply to someone any more than you can frown an idea to them. Yes, Ms Blackman, if you're reading this, try using the normal 'speech' verbs. Be imaginative, yes, but please don't try and bend the English language.
If the above is not an issue with you, this book has a total thumbs-up!
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