What's the hook? Perpetual plot twists and dramatic changes in setting make this imaginative tale endlessly fascinating for all readers. What are the themes? Identity, mystery and imagination, friendship, individual vs society. Teaching points? Excellent for exploring cross-curricular links with history and geography.

 

This book is part of a book series called New Longman Literature 11-14 .

This book is aimed at children in secondary school. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read.

There are 336 pages in this book. This book was published 2003 by Pearson Education Limited .

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