Thief!

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THIEF! is an imaginative novel which plays with the parable of not letting hate beget hate. We follow the protagonist Lydia as she tries to deal with the contempt of a whole town. It ultimately leads her to being whisked about 40 years into the future, where her town his subjected to the oppression of the Tyrant. Then there is Lydia’s trip to the future which is actually quite interesting as it reveals a dystopian picture in which wealthy individuals own whole towns and rule them as they see fit. I really liked the idea of a localised society in the future rather than a globalised one – this is something different and it’s again a shame this aspect of the novel wasn’t developed more, although it makes sense as it’s not that relevant to the main story.

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Don't get me wrong, the storyline was good for both the present arc and the future arc but merging the two together just gives an unrealistic and distorted take on life and to a point became unbearable. This is an exciting book which allows the reader to imagine the future and the advance in technology. This book did have me hooked at certain points though at times i felt it was a tad too descriptive. The whole sort of moral message here seems to be ‘don’t be mad at all these people’, or something to that tune. But there isn’t really any conflict here. The moment Lydia is propelled into the future, and realizes what is up, she wants to stop it. She doesn’t miss a beat when she comes home. The conflict here is not internal; Lydia realizing hate is not a good thing, but entirely external. She finds out the truth about Danny and Old Lyddy, and then it’s off to the past, be all sunshine and smiles. I don’t really feel like any lesson has been taught. I don’t know. The delivery of any kind of message here is sloppy at best.

Fleeing on to the moors when she is unfairly accused of theft, an unusual storm suddenly whirls 12-year-old Lydia into the future. But will it ever let her return? A children story that can only be enjoyed by the children is not a good children story in the slightest.” - C.S. Lewis In Michela's world, aggression is forbidden - but sometimes fighting is the only way to keep the peace. This is a well-paced and interesting story, designed to appeal to reluctant or hesitant readers, as well as dyslexia-friendly. Cameron desperately needs a new heart when he is offered the opportunity to take part in a radical and controversial experiment involving the transplant of a pig's heart.

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A lot of characters will suddenly just know what’s going on; how exactly the time travel worked (particularly when Lydia meets Old Lydia). It wasn’t detrimental to the plot, or anything; it seems to have been done for convenience sake, to save lots of explaining. But feels rather lazy on the authors side. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2020-09-14 10:05:18 Boxid IA1928621 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier The Deadly Dare Mysteries (contents: Deadly Dare, 1995, Computer Ghost, 1997, Lie Detectives , 1998; illustrated by Neil Chapman), Corgi Children's, 2005, ISBN 0-552-55353-0 A six day stay at hospital. What, did she get pneumonia or something? Lydia seems to suffer from the conveniently-passing-out trope. Personally, I thought the twist was pretty neat; and entirely unexpected, rather novel. And I don’t mind that the time travel isn’t explained. As long as you set yourself some rules and then abide by them then things are fine.

Dare to be Different" (illustrated by Jane Ray) in the multi-author collection Dare to be Different, Bloomsbury Publishing, 1999, ISBN 0-7475-4021-7 I guess it was too much to handle. One second Lydia is in a bus reconciling the previous events that had just happened and the next second she's being shot for going out past curfew time. Masters, Tim (17 March 2014). "Campaign over gender-specific books gains support". BBC News . Retrieved 24 November 2014. Time Travel: - largely forwards/future Time Travel story? - Yes Family relations - Yes Main Character Identity: - Female You’re the new girl in school. You’re just trying to fit in – and it’s not working. Then someone accuses you of theft, and you think things can’t get any worse. Until you get caught in a freak storm …The next thing you know, you’re in the future. Being shot at for being out after curfew. You don’t even recognise your hometown.

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High profile cases such as the horrific murder of Stephen Lawrence, as well as her own negative personal experiences, made her consider the issue of race. By this time she felt she had a comfortable platform and respect enough within the world of writing (as well as television) to contribute positively to a difficult subject. Noughts and Crosses Betsey Biggalow the Detective (illustrated by Lis Toft), Piccadilly Press, 1992, ISBN 1-85340-163-3 and you’re wrong,” one man’s voice argued vehemently. “If we get rid of him, how do you know he won’t be replaced by someone worse?” Why does Lydia not realize this was all Anne’s plan from the very beginning? Anne told Lydia that everyone in the group had done this - including Frankie and Bharti. Frankie gives Lydia the cold shoulder (And Lydia does not assume this is because Lydia failed her task, but because Frankie thinks Lydia is a thief) and Bharti only believes Lydia because he likes to be contrary like that. Anne’s lie is obvious, no? Obviously a book aimed at children, so the dialogue and description is a little simple, but a fun story nonetheless which took a turn I didn’t see coming at all.

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Bundle of 11 short reading comprehensions with questions using the language of the SATs tests. They are ideal for revision. Largely they focus on inference, retrieval and providing evidence for answers. Firstly we are introduced to the main protagonist, Lydia. She's a 12 year old who's main goal is to just fit in school. I'm sure many of us have been there before. So far the books going well.