A stunning companion piece to Brock from award-winning Anthony McGowan. Nicky and Kenny return in Pike as a fishing expedition nosedives into near tragedy. The Bacon Pond is famous for its monster-sized fish and Kenny is determined to catch one. And as usual, Nicky is dragged along for the ride. But when the boys glimpse what could be a body in the water - the body of a well-known local criminal who's just been announced missing - the secrets of the Bacon Pond might just take them all down. Sometimes it's better not to look too deep.

Pike Reviews

McGowan writes in prose as spare and effective as that of Barry Hines ... there's an extraordinary depth and elegance to this story. An outstanding novel -- LoveReading4Kids
A gut-wrenching tale of crime and punishment makes [Pike] compelling reading -- New Statesman
Dazzlingly true to life, a succinct yet satisfying read -- INIS
McGowan ... manages to transform a relatively simple storyline into a gripping tale with a fresh outlook and edgy twist -- Reading Zone
This story is an object lesson in the art of compression. In only 128 pages it touches on natural history, sibling relationships, living with mental disability, split families, fear of outsiders, dealing with bullies and coping with guilt -- Books For Keeps

About Anthony McGowan

Anthony McGowan is the author of many critically acclaimed YA novels Hellbent, Henry Tumour and The Knife that Killed Me, the last of which has been released as a film. He won the 2006 BookTrust Teenage Prize, the 2007 Catalyst Award and has been shortlisted for a raft of other major children's literature prizes, including the Carnegie Medal for Rook in 2018. McGowan was born in Manchester, attended school in Leeds and now lives in London.

Additional information

Sku

GOR007386281

ISBN 13

9781781124666

ISBN 10

1781124663

Title

Pike by Anthony McGowan

Author

Anthony McGowan

Series

The Truth of Things

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Barrington Stoke Ltd

Year published

20150507

Number of pages

136

Prizes

N/A

Cover note

Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

Note

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