By Tim Wynne-jones (author)
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A brilliantly taut psychological thriller from Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize shortlisted author Tim Wynne-Jones. A real page-turner and one that will stay in your mind after you’ve finished it. There’s a real brooding tensionto this haunting story of secrets and shock revelations. If so, you may well enjoy two of the author’s other recent thrillers, The Survival Game and The Boy in the Burning House.
It has been six years since sixteen-year-old Dec's free-spirited mother, Lindy, disappeared. Dec feels so trapped in the present that he has avoided examining his past. But when an intruder dies in the museum-like family home, the man's death sends forth tremors that reawaken forgotten memories.
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Suddenly Dec is flooded with visions of his mother so tangible it's hard to believe they're not real.At least Dec has his best friend -- gifted, funny Ezra -- to help him sort out what's real and what isn't. But as Dec's dream visions of his mother turn into nightmares, Ezra announces he's going away, leaving Dec haunted by questions that must be answered. What did happen to his mother?
And who really is the thief in the house of memory?
Tim was born in Cheshire and moved to Canada at the age of four. He now lives in the wilderness in Ontario, in a house he designed himself, which sits on 76 acres of rough and tumble landscape, the perfect inspiration for The Survival Game.
Tim began his writing career one summer holiday using a rented Smith Corona electronic typewriter. His first book won a prize, and Tim decided “this writing thing might be fun”.Since then, he has won numerous awards including the Canadian Library Association’s Children’s Book of the Year Award three times; the American Library Association Popular Paperback for Young Adults; the Edgar Award of the Mystery Writers of America for The Boy in the Burning House, and the Governor General’s Award, twice, for Some of the Kinder Planets and The Survival Game.
A few little known facts about Tim: - He hit the headlines and gained a place in the Guinness Book of Records by taking part in the biggest author reading ever, when along with J.K. Rowling and Kenneth Oppel he read to an audience of 20,000 at the Toronto Sky Dome. - He co-wrote sixteen songs for the Jim Henson show Fraggle Rock. - He is lead singer and songwriter in a band called Louis the Dreamer.
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It has been six years since sixteen-year-old Dec's free-spirited mother, Lindy, disappeared. Dec feels so trapped in the present that he has avoided examining his past.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Thief in the House of Memory and determined it is suitable for children aged 11-12 years old
Thief in the House of Memory features in the following genres: Recommended Children's eBooks, Recommendations, Featured Books for 11+ readers
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Thief in the House of Memory was written by Tim Wynne-jones and published by Groundwood Books
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