Creepers by Keith Gray - ISBN: 9780099475644
Paperback
Dare to creep? Friendship, courage, and loss hide in the shadows.

Creepers

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  • Paperback

    192 pages

  • Release Date

    1 November 2004

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Summary

Derwent Drive was known as the Speed Creep. A continual chain of Dashes into Blind. We’d all heard the story about the Creeper who dropped Blind into a garden, only to discover he was standing in a dog pound. It was also the longest creep; twenty-five houses all in a row, no bends, no kinks. And no Creeper had ever done the lot. But Jamie and I reckoned we could do it. Jamie was the best Creeper around. He was the best Buddie you could have. And he was mine. Ever heard about ‘creeping’ before…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780099475644
ISBN-10:0099475642
Author:Keith Gray
Publisher:Penguin Random House Children's UK
Imprint:Definitions
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:192
Release Date:1 November 2004
Weight:140g
Dimensions:198mm x 129mm x 12mm
Series:Definitions
What They're Saying

Critics Review

Engaging and original

Engaging and original – Robert SwindellsKeith Gray has rapidly established himself as a well-regarded author of contemporary fiction for younger adults * Inis *A powerful and original young writer. By the time I’d finished the book, I wanted to go on a Creep myself – Gillian CrossOne can’t help thinking that if there were more writers like Keith Gray, more teenagers would read * Glasgow Herald *This book tackles adolescence head on; it deals with themes of friendship and loss, bullying and revenge * writeaway.co.uk *

About The Author

Keith Gray

Keith was born and brought up in Grimsby and knew from an early age that he wanted to be a writer. When he received 0% for his accountancy exams he decided to pursue his dream.

Since then, he has gone on to win the Angus Book Award and the silver medal in the Smarties Prize. He has twice been shortlisted for the Guardian Fiction Prize and was shortlisted for the Booktrust Teen Prize and the Scottish Arts Council Book Award. Rave reviews about his writing have appeared in every broadsheet.

Keith was a judge for the Blue Peter Book Award, the Guardian Fiction Prize and the Bookstrust Teen Prize and reviews regularly for the Guardian.

Keith is now a full-time writer living in Edinburgh.

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