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A disturbing mystery threatens Becky's new life.
Fourteen-year-old Becky is getting used to life after her heart transplant. She loves how strong she is feeling, but she's terrified of falling ill again. All too soon, she starts to have unsettling experiences. Vivid pictures of unfamiliar people and places suddenly flash through her mind. What can they mean? Mysteriously drawn to a park on the far side of town, Becky begins to unravel a mystery deeply buried in her new heart. Laura Summers grew up in South London and was a teacher before turning full time to writing. She has written for many popular children's television series including The Story of Tracy Beaker and The New Worst Witch, and was nominated for a children's BAFTA for one of her scripts for The Little Princess. Her first book, DESPERATE MEASURES, was shortlisted for the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize and nominated for the Carnegie Medal. It also won the prestigious Literature Ability Media International Award run by Leonard Cheshire Disability and supported by Orange.
Laura now lives in North Devon with her husband and children, and when not writing loves to draw and paint. A disturbing mystery threatens Becky's new life Combines compelling plot and deep emotion to great effect A seriously talented voice in young people's fiction DESPERATE MEASURES was shortlisted for the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize 2010 and nominated for the Carnegie Medal
Fourteen-year-old Becky is getting used to life after her heart transplant. She loves how strong she is feeling, but she's terrified of falling ill again. All too soon, she starts to have unsettling experiences. Vivid pictures of unfamiliar people and places suddenly flash through her mind. What can they mean? Mysteriously drawn to a park on the far side of town, Becky begins to unravel a mystery deeply buried in her new heart. Laura Summers grew up in South London and was a teacher before turning full time to writing. She has written for many popular children's television series including The Story of Tracy Beaker and The New Worst Witch, and was nominated for a children's BAFTA for one of her scripts for The Little Princess. Her first book, DESPERATE MEASURES, was shortlisted for the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize and nominated for the Carnegie Medal. It also won the prestigious Literature Ability Media International Award run by Leonard Cheshire Disability and supported by Orange.
Laura now lives in North Devon with her husband and children, and when not writing loves to draw and paint. A disturbing mystery threatens Becky's new life Combines compelling plot and deep emotion to great effect A seriously talented voice in young people's fiction DESPERATE MEASURES was shortlisted for the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize 2010 and nominated for the Carnegie Medal