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Sandra Glover

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Spiked! by Sandra Glover
Debra has just passed her GCSEs in grand style, and goes out to celebrate with her mates. But someone is so jealous of her perfect family that they spike her drink, and abduct her from the party 'just to show them'. In the race to find her, and her abductor, the police find plenty of suspects. There's her would-be boyfriend, and her sister's ex.: she has had a row with both of them. And as her father is the Deputy Head at school, and her mother is the editor of the local newspaper, there are many other people with grudges against the family. The local community starts to fall apart as fear and distrust taint every relationship. When at last she is returned to her family, she is suffering from such bad shock that she cannot identify her abductor, and her well-wishers realise that they must find and expose the person before any of them can begin to recover from the trauma. Sandra Glover has written another gripping story of mystery and suspense that will keep her readers guessing until the very last page. She can write with enormous conviction and power about teenage life, weaving a story with such subtle shifts and sudden turnings that it is impossible to second guess.

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Reviews

You: 'Super gritty- I like her style.
The Times The Girl Who Knew:
'A gripping page turner written in clear, exciting prose.'
Books for Keeps The Nowhere Boy:
'The way she integrates the fantasy element of her story with a moving, realistic tale about fostering is very skilful.'
T. E. S. Breaking The Rules:
'Glover handles serious social issues with a humorous touch, writes lively dialogue and has a sympathetic view of youthful idealism.'
Books for Keeps

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About The Author

Sandra Glover was born in Manchester in 1953. She took a History degree at the University of Lancaster and then did her teacher training in York. She was Head of the History Department at a Comprehensive School in Luton.

When she was little her favourite books were the Narnia series by C.S. Lewis and Black Beauty by Anna Sewell. Her favourite places were anywhere historical.

She is married and has three children, two boys and a girl. She now lives in Cumbria. Her interests include books, theatre, film, history, cooking and animals.

The Nowhere Boy was her first children’s novel and was published by Andersen in October 1997. It was shortlisted for the 1999 Lancashire Children’s Book of the Year Award.

Sandra Glover’s second book Breaking the Rules was published by Andersen in 1998 and her third book, The Girl Who Knew, published May 2000, were also shortlisted for the Lancashire Children’s Book of the Year Award. Her first novel for younger readers was e-(t)mail (2002), followed by The Foxcroft Files (2003) and My Spooky Sister (2004). Her most recent novel for younger readers is Message from Mia (2007), which was shortlisted for the Nottingham Brilliant Book Award 2007 and the RED Book Award (Falkirk) 2008.

Sandra’s teenage novels include Face to Face (2001), Crazy Games (2002), Can You Keep a Secret? (2002), You (2003), Spiked (2005), It Didn’t Happen (2005), Don’t Tell (2006) and Dangerously Close (2008).

Her latest book is Somewhere Else, which is published by Andersen Press in September 2008.

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