The Tiger on His Back

A strange tattoo triggers a surprising turn of events in this tense contemporary drama about art, love and the power of creativity, from master teen writer, Bernard Ashley.

Sofia Drake wants a tattoo – a tattoo all of her own, where her parents won't see it. And when she's introduced to Sol Marks, a genius young tattooist, Sofia falls in love with his arty, original designs. But when Sofia's dad sees his daughter's new body art his reaction sets in motion a series of events no one could have anticipated.

Particularly suitable for readers aged 13+ with a reading age of 8.

“"Highly recommended" -- The Letterpress Project”

"Highly recommended" – The Letterpress Project

"Exciting and thoughtful contemporary drama from a literary old master" – LoveReading4Kids

"The quick-paced story maintains interest throughout, and short chapters make it easy for any reader to devour this book" – Samantha Murphy, Children's Books Ireland

Bernard Ashley worked for thirty years as a head teacher before he became a full-time writer for children. His debut novel, The Trouble with Donovan Croft, won The Other Award, and it and a number of his other stories have been issued by OUP in their Children's Modern Classics series. He lives in London.

A strange tattoo triggers a surprising turn of events in this tense contemporary drama from master teen writer, Bernard Ashley. Sofia Drake wants a tattoo - a tattoo all of her own, where her parents won't see it . And when she's introduced to Sol Marks, a genius young tattooist, Sofia falls in love with his arty, original designs. But when Sofia's dad sees his daughter's new body art his reaction sets in motion a series of events no one could have anticipated. An enticingly original contemporary story of art, love and the power of creativity.

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