To Die For
$24.91
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
3 September 2012
Summary
An epic battle between a boy, a boat and a shark
With a crack as though her back was breaking the dory lurched downwards. Christos felt himself twist, then fall inexorably, towards the head of the inquisitive shark.
For his birthday, Christos takes his father’s mackerel dory on his first solo trip. He plans to fish and then camp overnight on a local island. But things go terribly, terrifyingly wrong when Christos runs the dory aground on a reef, attracting a four-metre tiger s…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781742757452 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1742757456 |
| Author: | Mark Svendsen |
| Publisher: | Random House Australia |
| Imprint: | Random House Australia Children's Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 3 September 2012 |
| Weight: | 198g |
| Dimensions: | 199mm x 135mm x 16mm |
| Series: | Vintage Classics |
| Audience Age: | 9-12 |
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Critics Review
“A thrilling read.”
“A thrilling read.” –Sunday Times
About The Author
Mark Svendsen
Mark Svendsen is the author of:
- Half a dozen young adult and children’s novels
- An equal number of picture books
Several of his works have been Children Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Honour Books. He also wrote the lyrics for two choral symphonies by acclaimed composer Elena Kats-Chernin.
Mark holds an MA in Creative Writing from Queensland University of Technology and lives in Zilzie, Central Queensland with his wife, Anne, who is a composer, teacher, and cellist.
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