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School Price: $7.95

Format:
Paperback 16 pp.
210 mm x 297 mm

ISBN-10:
0199129479

ISBN-13:
9780199129478

Publication date:
July 2011

Imprint: OUP UK

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Rollercoasters: Rowan the Strange Reading Guide

Julie Hearn

Series : Rollercoasters

Rowan knows he is strange. But dangerous? He didn't mean to scare his sister. In his right mind, he wouldn't hurt a fly. But there's a place he can go where they say they can fix his mind... This haunting novel about mental illness and family relationships, set at the start of the Second World War, was shortlisted for the 2010 CILIP Carnegie Medal.

The Reading Guide provides students with a magazine-format approach to the text, packed with engaging activities and background information.

Readership : Students (11-14).

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Julie Hearn worked as a journalist before completing a Masters in Woman's studies at Oxford University. An idea for her Masters thesis became her inspiration for Follow Me Down, Julie's first novel.

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Special Features

Thought provoking themes, including mental illness, family relationships and personal identity.
Historical context (WW2) perfect for cross-curricular work.
Magazine-style format engages students at all levels.
Rollercoasters provides engaging, imaginative fiction relevant to the grade 6-9 classroom and accessible to young readers.