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Stone Rider


Stone Rider

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Published: 2015

Great for age 12-18 years

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Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of Stoner Rider by David Hofmeyr, read by Matthew Morgan.Blackwater. A dustbowl town on the edge of a poisoned desert. A place where life is cheap and death comes easy.Adam Stone wants a new life. He wants freedom and peace and a chance to escape Blackwater. Most of all, he wants the beautiful Sadie Blood. To earn that new life, Adam will risk everything. Alongside Sadie and the enigmatic outsider, Kane, Adam will ride the Blackwater Trail - a brutal race that will test them all, body and soul. Only the strongest will survive. Only one winner will gain the ultimate prize - a one-way ticket to Sky Base, and a life of unimaginable luxury. Good luck - and may you live to see the sky...

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book is part of a book series called Stone Rider .

This book has been graded for interest at 12 years.

This book 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 2015 by Penguin Random House Children's UK .

Nikalas Catlow, David Sinden and Matthew Morgan are the creators of The Funny Fingers. They live and work in London and between them have had children's books published in more than 30 languages worldwide. David Hofmeyr was born in South Africa and lives in London and Paris. In 2013 he graduated from Bath Spa University with an MA in Writing for Young People. The Between is his second novel. His first, Stone Rider , was published in 2015 and shortlisted for the Branford Boase award for first-time novelists. He divides his time between writing and working as a strategist for Ogilvy & Mather.

 

This book is in the following series:

Stone Rider

This book has been nominated for the following award:

Branford Boase Award
The Branford Boase Award is a prestigious literary award in the United Kingdom that celebrates outstanding debut children's novels. Established in 2000, the award honours the memory of Branford Boase, a children's book publisher, and aims to recognize new authors who demonstrate exceptional storytelling skills and originality in their first published work. The award is aimed at children's literature, specifically focusing on works for readers aged 8 to 12 years. A panel of judges reviews submissions to create a shortlist of nominated titles. There is no public voting process.