A thrilling adventure in which the stakes are dangerously high, Almost True is an emotional roller coaster. When someone is shot dead on the doorstep instead of him, fourteen year old Ty, already under police protection since witnessing a murder, has to find another new identity. As the police have failed to protect him, Ty is sent to live with grandparents he doesn’t remember ever meeting before. Ty learns to live a new life but he can’t help hankering after the past and especially, he can’t resist going back to see Claire - an action so dangerous that it puts his life at risk.
To find out about When I was Joe, the first novel about Ty's experiences, click here.
Ruthless killers are hunting Ty so the police move him and his mum to a quiet seaside town. But a horrific attack and a bullet meant for Ty prove that he's not safe. On the road again, Ty's in hiding with complete strangers ...who seem to know a lot about him. Meanwhile he's desperate to see his girlfriend Claire, and terrified that she may betray him. Ty can't trust his own judgement and he's making dangerous decisions that could deliver him straight to the gangsters. A thrilling sequel to When I Was Joe, shot through with drama and suspense.
I was so gripped that I couldn't put it
down even to brush my teeth or run my bath. Caroline Lawrence, author
of the Roman Mystery books.
An edgy and contemporary thriller about
the life changing dangers of knife crime. Lovereading
Simply a
stunningly good book. - The Bookwitch
This
wonderfully gripping and intelligent novel depicts Ty/Joe's confused
sense of identity in a moving and funny story that teenage boys and
girls will identify with...When I Was Joe is available to buy now and
if, like me, you enjoy reading this book you will be overjoyed to hear
that there is a planned sequel entitled Almost True due to be published
in August 2010. - Bookzone4boys
Author
About Keren David
Keren David worked as a news reporter and feature writer before publishing her compelling debut YA novel, When I Was Joe, while taking a course in Writing for Children at City University. Keren now teaches the City University course and is an editor for The Jewish Chronicle . Her novels have won and been nominated for numerous awards including the Carnegie Medal and the Branford Boase award. Keren lives in North London
