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Twenty-Four Hours

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Twenty-Four Hours
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Margaret Mahy
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:192
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
ISBN/Barcode 9780006755418
ClassificationsDewey:823.914
Audience
Children / Juvenile

Publishing Details

Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint HarperCollins Children's Books
Publication Date 8 May 2001
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Compelling drama in which 17-year-old Ellis comes to terms with the meaning of death... Ellis is an ordinary 17-year-old; someone who's planning to finish school and go to university like any other teenager. The difference is that four months ago, his best friend Simon killed himself. Still - that was four months ago. Ellis has now 'got over it'. Except, of course, he hasn't. Returning to his home town, he gets drawn into a situation in which the 'old' Ellis would never have become embrangled. He gatecrashes a party and persuaded to 'rescue' two sisters - Ursa and Leo, driving them back to the Land of Smiles - the ex-motel where they live. From that moment on, nothing is the same again. The story is narrated hour-by-hour, as Ellis packs a life-time of experiences into the next twenty-four hours. Giving in to high spirits and booze, Ellis wakes next morning in a strange bed, with a stonking hangover and a shaven head! He learns that a child has been kidnapped, and is persuaded to help in her rescue... This is a bizarre, surreal and powerful novel in which the reader is taken on the same roller-coaster ride as Ellis.

Author Biography

Margaret Mahy was one of the world's best-loved authors. In 2006 she was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for her outstanding contribution to children's literature.Donovan Bixley is known for his colourful and humorous works in dozens of books as well as writing a few of his own.