April 2016 Debut of the Month Amidst panic on the streets of Dark Manchester and an atmosphere of political and social unrest, Preston is desperate to find his friend Alice. While searching for her, Preston unearths more than he’d bargained for when he discovers a secret scientific institute with a sinister young offenders prison in its cavernous, steam punk-esque depths.
Inside, the kids are fighting and fast becoming feral due to lack of food, and one of them, the daughter of a formerly prominent and now deceased politician, needs serious medical attention. Alongside this mounting urgency, Preston and a well-intentioned warden have a chance to expose this horrific government scheme at the New Conservative party conference that’s taking place in Dark Manchester that night. But time is running out…
Set in an entirely imaginable future world, this is a tense and tautly written dystopian sci-fi page-turner. The in-the-moment action feels like watching a thriller through the eyes of the hero, and the theme of young people fighting corrupt politicians is explored with style and poise. ~ Joanne Owen
Some of our Lovereading4kids Reader Review Panel were lucky enough to read and review The Poison Boy, written by Martin Griffin under his pen-name, Fletcher Moss.
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Some of our Lovereading4kids Reader Review Panel were lucky enough to read and review The Poison Boy, written by Martin Griffin under his pen-name, Fletcher Moss. Amy Clare, age 11 The emotions that flow through out the book are fantastic.
Lifers features in the following genres: Young Adult Fiction, Debut Books of the Month, eBooks of the Month, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Recommendations
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Lifers was written by Martin Griffin and published by Chicken House Ltd
Lifers has 275 pages
