When Nick falls out with his mother's new boyfriend, he runs away, and soon meets a group of human statues, performing in the town centre. Nick finds he has a talent for this too, and is soon 'discovered' by the mysterious genius Antonin, and whisked away to a training centre for humanstatues. There, Nick's growing love for another performer, Swan, is set against his ambitions and fears as he realizes the darker side of what is going on at the centre.

Going for Stone

Literature & Fiction

Gross, Philip

Genre Fiction

Oxford University Press

Paris is on a trek in the Himalayas with her uncle and her uncle's friends. On the way they come across a young Tibetan monk, Tahr, who reluctantly joins their party as his protector has died in an accident. As the trek progresses, Paris realizes the true reason for the journey - her uncleand his friends are a strange, gourmet dining club, dedicated to hunting down and eating the rarest possible animals. So when they discover a young yeti-like creature, who is very nearly human herself, Tahr convinces Paris that they have a duty to protect her, come what may.* Philip Gross is a well-known poet for both adults and children, and has been shortlisted for the Whitbread Poetry Award

The Lastling

Teen & Young Adult

Oxford Univ. Pr.

Enna lives with her family above their cafe in Surrey Street. One day, when she is doodling, something amazing happens - one of her doodles comes to life and steps off the paper. He's a strange, wizened little creature who she calls the Dood. She discovers that he lives in the Margins - astrange netherworld inhabited by the contents of people's imaginations. Her drawing is the gateway from one world to another. Enna and the Dood become friends and each helps the other to work their way through some difficult situations.* Philip Gross is a well-known poet and teenage novelist, and has been garnering excellent reviews for his latest novel, Going for Stone.

Marginaliens

Children's Books

When Nick falls out with his mother's new boyfriend, he runs away, and soon meets a group of human statues, performing in the town centre. Nick finds he has a talent for this too, and is soon 'discovered' by the mysterious genius Antonin, and whisked away to a training centre for human statues. There, Nick's growing love for another performer, Swan, is set against his ambitions and fears as he realizes the darker side of what is going on at the centre. BLPhilip Gross is a well-known poet for both adults and children, and has been shortlisted for the Whitbread Poetry Award BLGoing for Stone combines a wonderful literary novel with a strong undercurrant of real horror BLDeals with isuues, relevant to many young people, of falling under the sway of a cult, and of striving for perfection

Paris is on a trek in the Himalayas with her uncle and her uncle's friends. On the way they come across a young Tibetan monk, Tahr, who reluctantly joins their party as his protector has died in an accident. As the trek progresses, Paris realizes the true reason for the journey - her uncle and his friends are a strange, gourmet dining club, dedicated to hunting down and eating the rarest possible animals. So when they discover a young yeti-like creature, who is very nearly human herself, Tahr convinces Paris that they have a duty to protect her, come what may. Dramatically told in a lyrical style by Philip Gross, a well-known poet for both adults and children.

Oxford University Press, USA

After the explosion at the shopping centre, Max is quick to confess. He did it. He planted the bomb. So when the police discover that there was no bomb-just a gas explosion-there are many questions to be asked. Who is Max and what is he trying to do? They're the questions Clio finds herself asking, too, when she starts to get to know Max. She's been asked to help get through to him-but almost before she realizes it she's been caught up in his lies. Now they're on the run together, hiding from the police - but why does Clio stay with him? She can't even explain it to herself. And as she becomes less and less sure what is truth and what is lies, so events spiral ever closer towards a dramatic, violent end ...

The Storm Garden

Paris is thrilled when her Uncle Franklin decides to take her on his trip to the Himalayas. Franklin's influence gets them into places where tourists are not allowed, even into the forbidden war-zone, deep in the forest, to look for exotic and endangered species. Franklin is a man with avision, something dark and strange, but just how strange, Paris is about to find out...Themes: Madness, exploration, hunting, culture clash.Teaching Focus:* Humorous, sharp language of Black American teen culture* Engaging, lively first person narrative, creating empathy with character* Diary extracts add a sub-plot* Sympathetic treatment of sensitive themesRecommended for students in Years 8 and 9

The Lastling (Rollercoasters)

British & Irish

This Evaluation Pack contains one each of: * River Boy by Tim Bowler * The Kite Rider by Geraldine McCaughrean * The Merrybegot by Julie Hearn * Calling A Dead Man by Gillian Cross * Unique by Alison Allen-Gray * Warlands by Rachel Anderson * The Prisoner by James Riordan * The Lastling by Philip Gross * The Same Stuff As Stars by Katherine Paterson PLUS one of The Kite Rider Reading Guide: * Provides essential background material for students, on the novel of the same title, including a letter to the student from the author of the novel, thematic activities, wider reading references and short reviews * A reusable booklet with magazine feel to engage students * For use throughout the study of the novel * For use as a 'way in' to aspects of the novel PLUS one of the CD-ROM Series Introduction

Rollercoasters Taster Pack 1

Education & Teaching

Paterson, Katherine

McCAUGHREAN, Geraldine

Hearn, Julie

Riordan, James

Bowler, Tim

Allen-Gray, Alison

CROSS, Gillian

Anderson, Rachel

Schools & Teaching

A series of poems provide a tour of the ruins of an old estate haunted by ghosts and a joking bird

Manifold Manor

Faber&Faber

The poems in this collection follow on from Manifold Manor, which was Philip Gross's first book of poems for children. Like its predecessor, this book has its fair share of shadows and hauntings. The author has also published collections of poetry for adults, including The Ice Factory.

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Going for Stone

The Lastling

Marginaliens

Going for Stone

The Lastling

The Storm Garden

The Lastling (Rollercoasters)

Rollercoasters Taster Pack 1

Manifold Manor

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