Numbers

LoveReading4Kids Says

A tough, teenage novel about being different. Jem’s life has been hard from the beginning and it is not made any easier by her dangerous secret; every time she looks into a person’s eyes, she sees the date on which they’ll die. Jem’s struggle with life and through it paints a dark and at times bleak picture but, after falling in love with Spider everything changes and the conclusion is one of optimism showing that wayward and unusual adolescent paths can lead to a life of value and happiness.

A word from Barry Cunningham, the Publisher -

"It’s not often that I’m absolutely gripped from the first chapter as I was with Numbers by Rachel Ward.  When a big idea is so intense, important and moving that I can’t get it out of my mind...  Brilliant."

...and a word from:

Peter Carlton, head of WARP Films Europe (whose successes include BAFTA award winning film FOUR LIONS and hit television series THIS IS ENGLAND '86), believed right from the start that NUMBERS just had to be made into a film:

'Rachel's book leaped off the page as a must for screen adaptation.  A fantastic premise, brilliantly recognisable characters and a page-turning thriller set in the real contemporary London. This is a great story for teenagers and adults alike packed with thrills, tension and heart.'

Shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award 2010
 

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