Night Witches
No. of pages 336
Published: 2013
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This book has been graded for interest at 12-17 years.
There are 336 pages in this book.
It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.
This book was published in 2013 by Hachette Children's Group .
L. J. Adlington is a writer, actress and costume historian. She lives in the north of England with a cat the size of a small armchair. She loves climbing volcanoes, watching crime dramas and reading fairy-tales. She is very good at eating chocolate. Her novels for teenagers weave together past, present, future and fantasy. Her latest novel Night Witches is set on a war-torn world, with a darkly complex and powerful heroine.
... catches you by the throat and it doesn't let you go even when you have read the last paragraph. This is a brilliant example of storytelling at its most seductive ... a fastpaced, utterly absorbing novel that is hard to put down ... * Sunday Morning Post, John Millen *
'In this powerful debut novel, Adlington deftly sketches in the background to Pelly D's increasingly totalitarian world, whilst allowing her sparky heroine centre stage.' * Books for Keeps September 05 *
A lively and compelling story that takes and interesting perspective to German WW2 history. * hackwriters *
There's a real sense of genuine female empowerment in this book. Interesting, exciting and moreish. * The BookBag *
This book is one thing: amazing. * Voya *
An author who has made something of a speciality of weaving real historical threads into the imagined worlds of her futuristic novels. Classy...this is a complex novel which draws you into a world which feels both imaginatively strange and absorbingly familiar in these days of intense debate about 'God delusions'. I applaud it. * Books for Keeps *
Crammed with surprises... enjoyable and fast moving. * School Librarian *
PRAISE FOR THE DIARY OF PELLY D:
'a convincingly told and gripping story'
* TES *
L J Adlington's spare and concise voice brings Pelly D vividly to life ... will intrigue and grip from the first diary entry to the open-ended and chilling conclusion. * Pocklington Post *
A stunning novel: a gripping page-turner. * The Press *
A thrilling read, with a powerful love story, set in a resonant fantasy world. Like the best fantasy books, it creates a new world which has parallels with our own. Addlington is a great storyteller and this ia a gripping and rewarding read. * The School Librarian *
Adlington has crafted an original and disturbing dystopian fantasy told in a smart and sympathetic teen voice. * Booklist *
... a clever, unusual story that readers looking for something different will find captivating. The book reveals its secrets slowly with maximum impact. * South China Morning Post *
Written in the breathless, racy style of a young teenager, Pelly's diaries just keep you reading ... It gives an old theme a fresh twist ... * York Evening Press *