Awards
- Long-listed for BRANFORD BOASE (UK).
- Long-listed for Jhalak Children's & YA Prize (UK).
- Nominated for Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing (UK).
- Short-listed for BRANFORD BOASE (UK).
- Short-listed for Branford Boase Award (UK).
Overview
Winner of the Quiz Writers' Choice Award for Secondary Fiction Nominated for the Carnegie Medal for Writing Shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award and Diverse Book Award After a shocking event leaves Tyrese struggling with grief, he’s taken to visit family in Jamaica. From the first night, strange things start happening: impossible visions, blackouts, swarms of insects, and the discovery of a grave hidden deep in the forest… Tyrese can’t explain what’s going on and he’s scared that he’s losing his grip on reality. Then Tyrese is warned he’s being hunted by the mysterious Shadow Man. Under threat, Tyrese and his friends set out on a terrifying journey across the island to try and uncover the Shadow Man’s sinister history. Who can Tyrese trust when his own mind is falling apart and there’s nowhere left to hide?
Full Product Details
Author: J P Rose
Publisher: Andersen Press Ltd
Imprint: Andersen Press Ltd
Dimensions:
Width: 12.90cm
, Height: 1.90cm
, Length: 19.80cm
Weight: 0.244kg
ISBN: 9781839132407
ISBN 10: 183913240
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 06 October 2022
Recommended Age: From 11 to 14 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Children / Juvenile
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
A dark horror which terrified me to my very core -- Yvette Fielding Properly chilling and deeply tender, Rose draws on family and folklore to craft a world you will not want to leave -- Deirdre Sullivan The heat of Jamaica infused with the chill of its darkest folklore -- Phil Hickes, author of The Haunting of Aveline Jones Imaginative and moving -- Polly Ho-Yen Deeply creepy, gorgeously visual and highly absorbing, this exciting, pacy tale had me both thrilled and intrigued -- Gina Blaxill
"""A creepy, atmospheric psychological horror for 12+ pitting grief’s destructive potential against the restorative power of love"" -- Imogen Russell Williams * Guardian * ""It’s evocative, I can almost smell rural Jamaica, and it has the stand-out terrifying moments that sent chills through my bones"" -- Alex Wheatle ""A dark horror which terrified me to my very core"" -- Yvette Fielding ""Properly chilling and deeply tender, Rose draws on family and folklore to craft a world you will not want to leave"" -- Deirdre Sullivan ""The heat of Jamaica infused with the chill of its darkest folklore"" -- Phil Hickes, author of The Haunting of Aveline Jones"
Author Information
J.P. Rose was born in Manchester but was raised in Yorkshire after her adoption. Growing up she suffered extreme racism, though she continued to be proud of her diverse and rich Jamaican, Nigerian and Anglo-Irish heritage. She trained as an actress but eventually moved into writing, and she is now the author of numerous novels for adults. She owns several horses, dogs and cats and lives in London with her family.
