Tim Bowler Books

The final title in this startlingly compelling series, with the thrilling climax that fans have been waiting for.

Luke's father is dead and he feels his mother is moving on too quickly. Since his father's death Luke has changed his priorities, and has fallen into bad company. His new friends persuade him to break into a house when its owner, an unfriendly and unlovable old woman, is out. Once inside he is confronted with the sound of a girl crying, and through a locked keyhole sees a young girl standing alone, crying in despair. Luke becomes drawn into finding out who the girl is, why she is in the house, and why she is so unhappy. Finding the answers will change all of their lives. Prize-winning Tim Bowler has won the Carnegie Medal, the Angus Book Prize (twice), and the Lancashire Children's Book Award

Jamie does not share his father's single-minded ambition that he will be a world squash champion and is desperate to escape from the verbal and physical abuse that will follow when he fails. When he helps a girl in danger, he puts things in perspective.

Grandpa is dying. He can barely move his hands anymore, but stubborn as ever, refuses to stay in hospital. He's determined to finish his last painting, 'River Boy', before he goes. A poignant story that explores the subject of grief and loss in an accessible and affecting way.

Not quite sure why I'm talking to you at all. I don't even know you. Maybe it's something Becky said to me. You got to make sense of your life. And if you ever want to talk, I'm here for you.Except Becky's dead.So maybe that's why I'm dumping on you.So what am I going to tell you? Not much so don't get excited. You probably want to know my name. Well, that's a bit of a problem. I got loads.There's the name I was given as a baby but that's a dronky name. Then there's the names I make up. But there is one name I like.Everybody called me it in the old days. No one does now coz no one in this city knows it. And that's fine. I don't like to remember.But I do like the name. You can use it if you want.BLADE.

Following the dramatic events of the first Blade book, Playing Dead, Blade is on the run again with Becky and three-year-old Jaz in tow. Now it's not just those shadowy figures from his past that are after him, it's the rest of Becky's gang too. They think Blade and Becky killed their leader,Trix, and there's no way of proving otherwise. Can Blade, Becky, and Jaz find safety together - or is there no escape from the forces closing in on them?

After a dramatic accident Kit and his parents find themselves washed up on a small island. But there is no sanctuary here. The local community is hostile and menacing. Soon Kit's life is in danger and he is forced to face not just the inhabitants but a disturbing new arrival whose presenceon the island terrifies the community. In his struggle to stay alive and make sense of what is happening Kit is forced to confront good and evil in unexpected forms, even within himself, and face trials and dangers beyond anything he could have imagined.

Midget is 15 years old, trapped in a useless, twitching body he can't control, and tortured by his cruel older brother, Seb. He dreams of sailing his own boat, and showing Seb a thing or two. It will take a miracle, but even miracles are possible.

Höchste Zeit für Neue Helden! Sie können fliegen, das leiseste Geräusch kilometerweit hören, mit Messern und Schwertern umgehen wie niemand sonst, Gedanken lesen, sich verwandeln – sie sind die Neuen Helden. Aber auch sie haben Achillesfersen – und die Rettung der Welt ist kein Kinderspiel … Wenn er es nicht will, sieht ihn niemand. Ihn, Blade, den Überlebenskünstler. Der so ist, wie er heißt – schnell und gefährlich. Der mit Messern umgehen kann wie kein Zweiter. Deswegen lässt Blade normalerweise lieber die Finger davon. Bis auf das eine Mal. Und jetzt gibt es richtig Ärger … Von Bestseller-Autor und Carnegie-Medal-Gewinner Tim Bowler. • Das wollen nicht nur Jungs lesen • Rasante Action und atemberaubende Spannung • Deutsche Erstausgabe

Una llamada telefónica rompe el silencio de una habitación... Dusty, sorprendida, decide no contestar, pero al final puede más la curiosidad: un muchacho le confiesa que se está muriendo y que necesita hablar con alguien. Dusty no sabe que hacer, pero se deja llevar por el juego: las preguntas irán derivando en extrañas respuestas, y es que su confidente sabe demasiadas cosas sobre la vida de la joven y, lo que es más inquietante, sobre la misteriosa desaparición de Josh, su hermano. Si quiere desvelar la verdad, Dusty deberá dar con el paradero del muchacho... pero ¿cómo encontrar a alguien si no sabes quién es ni dónde está?