Hacker
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Hacker
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Malorie Blackman
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:240 | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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ISBN/Barcode |
9780552551649
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Classifications | Dewey:823.914 |
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Audience | |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Penguin Random House Children's UK
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Imprint |
Corgi Childrens
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Publication Date |
5 February 2004 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Hacker is a real page-turner for younger readers from the author of the bestselling Noughts and Crosses sequence. MESSAGE- This is the system operator. Who is using this account? Please identify yourself . . . When Vicky's father is arrested, accused of stealing over a million pounds from the bank where he works, she is determined to prove his innocence. But how? There's only one way - to attempt to break into the bank's computer files. Even if Vicky is the best hacker in the world, will she find the real thief before they find her?
Author Biography
MALORIE BLACKMAN has written over sixty books and is acknowledged as one of today's most imaginative and convincing writers for young readers. She has been awarded numerous prizes for her work, including the Red House Children's Book Award and the Fantastic Fiction Award. Malorie has also been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. In 2005 she was honoured with the Eleanor Farjeon Award in recognition of her contribution to children's books, and in 2008 she received an OBE for her services to children's literature. She has been described by The Times as 'a national treasure'. Malorie Blackman was the Children's Laureate 2013-15.
ReviewsRefreshingly new . . . Malorie Blackman writes with such winsome vitality * Daily Telegraph * A page-turner * Sunday Express * Accept the expertise and race along with the plot * Observer *
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