The Gift (Laurel-Leaf Books) - Softcover

Dickinson, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0440219132 ISBN 13: 9780440219132

Publisher: Laurel Leaf, 1994

Synopsis

Trying to come to terms with psychic powers that enable him to read the thoughts of others, fifteen-year-old Davy Price is unsettled by secrets that tell him that his own family is in danger. Reprint.

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Review:

“One of the real masters of children’s literature.” —Philip Pullman

“Peter Dickinson is a national treasure.” —The Independent

“[A] master storyteller.” —School Library Journal

About the Author:

Peter Dickinson was born in Africa but raised and educated in England. From 1952 to 1969 he was on the editorial staff of Punch, and since then has earned his living writing fiction of various kinds for children and adults. His books have been published in several languages throughout the world. The recipient of many awards, Dickinson has been shortlisted nine times for the prestigious Carnegie Medal for children's literature and was the first author to win it twice. The author of twenty-one crime and mystery novels for adults, Dickinson was also the first to win the Gold Dagger of the Crime Writers' Association for two books running: The Glass-Sided Ants' Nest (1968) and The Old English Peepshow (1969). A collection of Dickinson's poetry, The Weir, was published in 2007. His latest book, In the Palace of the Khans, was published in 2012 and was nominated for the Carnegie Medal. Dickinson has served as chairman of the Society of Authors and is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 2009 for services to literature.

About this edition

• Publisher: Laurel Leaf
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0440219132
• ISBN 13: 9780440219132
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback