Monster by C.J. Skuse Paperback Book

Description: Monster by C.J. Skuse Every girl at Bathory School has heard stories about The Beast. No one believed they were true. Until Now.Grisly, nail-biting fun! – Lovereading4kids.co.uk FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Every girl at Bathory School has heard stories about The Beast. No one believed they were true. Until Now.Grisly, nail-biting fun! – Lovereading4kids.co.ukAt sixteen Nash thought that the fight to become Head Girl of prestigious boarding school Bathory would be the biggest battle shed face. Until her brothers disappearance leads to Nash being trapped at the school over Christmas with Bathorys assorted misfits.As a blizzard rages outside, strange things are afoot in the schools hallways, and legends of the mysterious Beast of Bathory – a big cat rumoured to room the moors outside the school – run wild.Yet when the girls Matron goes missing its clear that something altogether darker is to blame – and that theyll have to stick together if they hope to survive.Praise for C J SkuseMonster is another rollicking adventure … but you might not want to read the final chapter alone in the house . . . or while youre eating . . . as you find out the truth about the Beast of Bathory. Great fun. – Martin Chilton, Telegraphs Best YA Books 2015CJ does it again, with a boarding school story packed with tension…Nobody captures the darkness of teenage nightmares quite like CJ Skuse. – Sophia Bennett, author of The LookThis book is a skillfully crafted rollercoaster of excitement, fear and shocksReading ZoneThe book has one of the best endings Ive read. – 4.5 starsThe BookbagFiendishly dark, with a sense of humour. CJ Skuse always inspires deep author envy – Keren David, YA Book Prize Nominee on MonsterIts an absolute page-turner! I gobbled it up in one sitting, and it kept me guessing right till the end. A deliciously creepy horror story, served up with CJs trademark humour. – Cat Clarke.Its so good, Id recommend it to people I dont like – Kevin Brooks on Pretty Bad ThingsA rip roaring story – Julia Eccleshare, The Guardian on Rockoholicsharp, funny and knowing… – The Telegraph on RockoholicThe tension and the comedy crack along with a heart-warming hilarity that is impossible to resist.- Amanda Craig, The Times on Dead Romantic Notes From the author of Pretty Bad Things, Rockaholic and Dead Romantic this is a thrilling horror novel with a dash of black humour. Set at a prestigious girls boarding school, it combines I Know What You Did Last Summer with Malory Towers. Author Biography C.J. Skuse was born in 1980 in Weston-super-Mare, England. She has First Class degrees in Creative Writing and Writing for Children and, aside from writing novels, works as a freelance childrens fiction consultant and lectures in Writing for Children at Bath Spa University. C.J. loves Masterchef, Gummy Bears and murder sites. Before she dies, she would like to go to Japan, try clay-pigeon shooting and have Ryan Gosling present her with the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Review Monster is a tension-packed thrill ride – Sister Spooky BlogThe mystery is engaging, the relationships between the various different teens are interesting, and theres even a bit of romance thrown in for good measure. – SFXGrisly, nail-biting fun! – Andrea Reece, Lovereading4kids.co.uk Details ISBN1848453892 Year 2015 ISBN-10 1848453892 ISBN-13 9781848453890 Media Book Publication Date 2015-09-24 Pages 320 Format Paperback UK Release Date 2015-09-24 Imprint Mira Ink Place of Publication Richmond Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2015-09-24 NZ Release Date 2015-09-24 Audience Age 13 Author C.J. Skuse Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Alternative 9781474030984 DEWEY 823.92 Audience Teenage / Young adult We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:95418479;

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