The Tiger on His Back

Description

Sofia Drake wants a tattoo - a tattoo all of her own, where her parents won't see it . And when she's introduced to Sol Marks, a genius young tattooist, Sofia falls in love with his arty, original designs. But when Sofia's dad sees his daughter's new body art his reaction sets in motion a series of events no one could have anticipated. An enticingly original contemporary story of art, love and the power of creativity.

Bernard Ashley worked for thirty years as a head teacher before he became a full time writer for children. His debut novel, The Trouble with Donovan Croft, won The Other Award, and it and a number of his other stories have been issued by OUP in their Children's Modern Classics series. He lives in London.

"Highly recommended" -- The Letterpress Project "Exciting and thoughtful contemporary drama from a literary old master" -- LoveReading4Kids "The quick-paced story maintains interest throughout, and short chapters make it easy for any reader to devour this book" -- Samantha Murphy, Children's Books Ireland