The Defender
by Alan Gibbons
Kenny Kincaid has a violent, criminal past, but leaves all that behind in Northern Ireland when he runs away to England with his baby son, Ian, to begin a new life. Unfortunately, the past has a nasty habit of catching up with you and some very unpleasant people are out to get even with Kenny.
In this compulsive thriller, Kenny and his son, now 16, are pursued relentlessly and while Ian’s world is falling apart and everything he held to be true turns out to be a lie, they both end up, quite literally, fighting for their lives.
A masterpiece of tension and an emotional rollercoaster of a book which will mesmerise you right up to the very last word.
Publisher: Orion Children's Books
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Alan Gibbons
Alan Gibbons has been writing children's books for 17 years. He is the winner of the Blue Peter Book Award 2000 'The book I couldn't put down' for his best-selling book Shadow of the Minotaur. He has also been shortlisted twice for the Carnegie Medal and twice for the Booktrust Teenage Prize. He has won the Catalyst Award, the Leicester Book of the Year, the Angus Book of the Year, the Stockport Book Award and the Salford Librarians' Special Award. His books have been published in languages including Japanese, German, Italian, French, Thai, Spanish, Danish, Dutch, Swedish.
Alan was a teacher for 16 years. He is now is a full-time writer and independent educational consultant and a campaigner for library services. He lives in Liverpool.
http://www.alangibbons.com/
Alan Gibbons Photo: Barrington Stoke
Reading Age: 11+
Interest level: 12+
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