The Present Takers
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Present Takers
By (Author) Aidan Chambers
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Red Fox
1st August 2013
United Kingdom
Classifications
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Truancy and school problems
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Bullying, violence, abuse and pe
FIC
Physical Properties
Paperback
176
Width 110mm, Height 178mm, Spine 12mm
98g
Description
A superb novel for younger readers by Carnegie Medal winner Aidan Chambers. Lucy's life is being made hell by Melanie Prosser and her bullying sidekicks - the present takers - who threaten her every day at school for presents and money. Too ashamed to tell her parents, and too scared to tell her teacher, Lucy finds an unexpected ally in Angus Burns. But when push comes to shove, there's only one thing to do- take on the present takers at their own game, to silence them once and for all.
Author Bio
Aidan Chambers was born in County Durham in 1934. After national service in the Royal Navy he became a teacher and then, for seven years, a monk. His young adult novels have been widely acclaimed, with POSTCARDS FROM NO-MAN'S LAND winning the prestigious Carnegie Medal and the US Michael L Printz Award. With his wife Nancy he ran Signal magazine and he has served as the president of the School Library Association. His devoted services to children's literature were recognised by his receipt of the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2002.
