Ram has cheated death - four times. Who is so desperate to kill him? And why? On the run, Ram finds himself on desolate moorland. He knows he is being stalked, but this time by something less than human ...Ram is rescued by the seemingly generous and kind William and Mary. But his relief fades to suspicion and fear when, on learning he has no memory, they insist on calling him Noel. Ram is full of doubt. He has no memory of who he is, but he knows he is not Noel - doesn't he? And odd memories start to surface. Memories of guns, rifles, explosions. Strange phrases seem to ring bells. Why does Ram feel in his gut that his secret past is not just vitally important to him, but could have even global significance? Macphail brilliantly sets the clues and racks up the tension in the second of this four-part instalment about Ram and his deadly opponent, the Dark Man. As the series evolves it will be revealed that there is a global terrorist coup being plotted and Ram - unknowingly - holds the secret and the ability to prevent it. Will he realise in time - or will the Dark Man get to him first?
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Catherine MacPhailová se proslavila svými napínavými příběhy pro mladé čtenáře, které často zkoumají složitost dospívání a rodinných vztahů. Její díla jsou známá pronikavým vhledem do psychologie postav a schopností vtáhnout čtenáře do napínavých zápletek. MacPhailová mistrně kombinuje humor s hlubšími emocionálními tématy, čímž vytváří díla, která jsou zároveň zábavná i podnětná k zamyšlení. Její schopnost zachytit autentické hlasy mladých lidí z ní činí oblíbenou autorku mezi čtenáři i kritiky.






Strange lights in the night sky, people disappearing, a mysterious man calling himself Destiny ...Ram has run straight into another mystery. But the people who go missing are people no one will miss, except Ram and the dotty old woman who rescues him ...And the Dark Man finds Ram again - but how?
Granny Nothing
- 128 stránek
- 5 hodin čtení
It is a dark and stormy night......Nanny Sue is trying to get rid of Stephanie, Ewen and Baby Thomas so she can settle down to watch Star-Maker, her favourite TV programme. Nanny Sue's got ambitions to be a pop star, more fool her.Then comes a banging on the door. It's loud enough to wake the dead. "It's the Bogeyman, come to get you!" shrieks Nanny Sue. (She's good with kids.)But it is far worse than that. It is Granny Nothing, looking like a rhinoceros in a frock, dripping wet and complaining about her feet. And from this point on, things in the McAllister household will never be the same again...Anyone for a worm sandwich?
Jenny's Choice
- 35 stránek
- 2 hodiny čtení
Karam will have to pay the price if he wants his bully gone in this chilling thriller that's not for the faint-hearted ... A brilliantly accessible short story with a reading age of 6, designed to help severely struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 9+
Under the Skin
- 64 stránek
- 3 hodiny čtení
An inspiring story of a young asylum seeker's struggle to build a new life with his family in Britain told with wit and heart by beloved author Catherine MacPhail. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant or dyslexic readers aged 8+
Geheimnisvoll, gruselig, grandios! Tyler Lawless hat eine ungewöhnliche Gabe: Sie kann Tote sehen. Das Problem ist, dass niemand ihr glaubt – alle gehen davon aus, dass sie sich nur interessant machen will und alles erfindet. Als Tyler schließlich deswegen von der Schule fliegt, nimmt sie sich fest vor, an ihrer neuen Schule niemandem etwas von ihrem unheimlichen Talent zu verraten. Doch dann macht der seltsam schweigsame Junge aus der letzten Reihe ihr klar, dass er ihre Unterstützung braucht – und Tyler beschließt, ihm zu helfen. Aber wird man ihr diesmal glauben?
Roxy's Baby
- 272 stránek
- 10 hodin čtení
An intensely thought-provoking and issue-raising novel about the terrible trade in baby organs, yet still retaining the trademark pace and compelling readability of Catherine MacPhail.
Tribes
- 144 stránek
- 6 hodin čtení
Kevin is determined that he'll never join a gang but his path crosses the tribe's when he saves one of them from a rival gang. When the gang leader fastens on to Kevin's little sister, Glory, Kevin is forced to take the initiation test again after his sister is placed in a perilous situation. schovat popis
I blame everything that happened on my own good nature. I took her under my wing. She was plain and frumpy and I said to my friend Indira, Let's make Mimi our next project. Big mistake.
Maxine, Dereks Schwester, kämpft mit der Trauer über den Verlust ihres 15-jährigen Bruders, der seit zehn Monaten vermisst wurde. Nachdem seine Leiche gefunden wird, hofft sie auf Normalität, doch mysteriöse Telefonanrufe und Stimmen auf dem Friedhof werfen Fragen auf. Ist es ein böser Scherz?