The Life Shop
No. of pages 160
Published: 2004
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There are 160 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 2004 by SPCK Publishing .
Margi McAllister has written a number of children's novels including The Mistmantle Chronicles and The Life Shop
This book has the following chapters: Buyer beware! The price of a bargain may be higher than you think. Especially if you pick up the Life Shop catalogue. Everyone but Lorna is thrilled by the Life Shop catalogue. It sells everything - from cat baskets to cruises to career plans. And they make it so easy to pay. Or do they? The Life Shop promises to fulfil everyone's dreams but it seems that people are paying with their personalities. Something strange is going on. There's more to the Life Shop than meets the eye. Concerned about how her disabled brother fits into the Life Shop's all-too-perfect world and worried about what's happening to everyone else, Lorna sets out to investigate. Compelling reading for 10s to young teens. Sales of Margaret McAllister's books for Oxford University Press and Bloomsbury are in excess of 50, 000 copies.