Alchemy
No. of pages 272
Published: 2014
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Mindblowing novel from multi-awardwinning author, Margaret Mahy.
Roland has everything a young man could wish for - good looks, enough money, a cool relationship with his mother, ready wit, intelligence, a sexy girlfriend, a perfect school record. So the fact that he committed a petty crime and that, somehow, one of his teachers knows about it is something he can hardly explain to himself, let alone anyone else.
The teacher, Mr Hudson, uses this knowledge to blackmail Roland into befriending the school misfit - Jess Ferret. The reason he gives is concern for her wellbeing, but even Roland finds this rather far-fetched. And when Jess doesn't respond to his confident advances, he becomes intrigued with the girl for his own reasons.
Roland discovers Jess's dark secret and also finds that he has one of his own...
This book has been graded for interest at 12+ years.
There are 272 pages in this book. This book was published 2014 by HarperCollins Publishers .
Authors featuring on this anthology include Margaret Mahy, Allan Ahlberg, Dick King-Smith, Adele Geras, Michael Rosen, Linda Allen and Vivian French
This book has been nominated for the following award:
New Zealand Children's Book Award
This book was recognised in the Fiction - Senior Readers category by the New Zealand Children's Book Award.