A compelling new series from a master storyteller combining urban menace, ancient horror and an ongoing quest for good against evil and set in modern east London against a backdrop of the infamous Jack the Ripper murders. Gibbons is at his mighty best when inventing fantastic, nightmarish scenarios that are full of gritty realism.
The protagonist, Paul must confront his own demons and a family curse whilst trying to make sense of the mysterious deaths of people close to him to which he is implicated. In order to survive and for good to overcome evil Paul is forced to undertake time-travel adventures to different periods in history. Gibbons has won and been shortlisted for numerous book awards.
A message from the author:
'London is the world's first mega-city, and nowhere in the capital is more atmospheric or cloaked in myth than the East End. Jack the Ripper continues to fascinate - who was he? Why did the murders he commited weave such a macabre spell?'
Late one night after a strange tube journey to Whitechapel in East London, Paul makes a new friend, John Reaper - daring and enigmatic, just as Paul longs to be, away from his cloying mother (his only family - so he thinks). Redman charms Paul at once, but also a girl called Jude they meet on a night about town. A few days later, Paul learns that Jude has mysteriously died, and Redman has disappeared.
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Late one night after a strange tube journey to Whitechapel in East London, Paul makes a new friend, John Reaper - daring and enigmatic, just as Paul longs to be, away from his cloying mother (his only family - so he thinks). Redman charms Paul at once, but also a girl called Jude they meet on a night about town.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Scared To Death and determined it is suitable for children aged 11-12 years old
Scared To Death features in the following genres: Recommended Children's eBooks, Recommendations, Featured Books for 11+ readers
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Scared To Death was written by Alan Gibbons and published by Orion Publishing Co