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Abomination
Abomination

Abomination

JUVENILE FICTION

208 Pages, 5 x 7.75

Trade Paper, $9.99 (US $9.99)

Publication Date: June 2018

ISBN 9780141379234

Rights: US

Penguin UK (Jun 2018)
Penguin

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Overview

A dark tale of shameful secrets, religious intolerance, and breaking through the emotional chains binding one girl to an abusive home life

Martha is 12—and very different from other kids, because of her parents. Strict members of a religious group—the Brethren—their rules dominate Martha's life. And one rule is the most important of all: she must never ever invite anyone home. If she does, their shameful secret—Abomination—could be revealed. But as Martha makes her first real friend in Scott, a new boy at school, she begins to wonder. Is she doing the right thing by helping to keep Abomination a secret? And just how far will her parents go to prevent the truth from being known?

Reviews

"A dark compelling story of religious intolerance . . . absolutely unmissible."  —Bookseller


"[Readers] are given a realistic look at survival in 1940s London and the hardships of living through war."  —School Library Journal on Blitzed


"Plots which grip the reader from the opening paragraph."  —Sunday Times on Ruby Tanya


"Suspense sprinkled with schoolgirl humor enlivens this fast-paced story to its final twist."  —School Library Journal on Nightmare Stairs


"Simply told but missing no opportunity to turn the screw of suspense."  —School Librarian on Room 13 and Inside the Worm


"Swindells' historical thriller is not just a mystery but a slice-of-life 'after the war' drama as well."  —Booklist on A Skull in Shadows Lane


"Gripping . . . Swindells deftly explains the atmosphere of war-torn London . . . without bogging down the pace of the book. . . . well worth reading." —Publishers Weekly on Shrapnel


"Swindells’ novel shows the excitement of the war at home." —Booklist on Blackout

Author Biography

Robert Swindells won the Carnegie Medal in 1994 for Stone Cold, and has won the Red House Children's Book Prize several times. His book Ruby Tanya won the Salford Children's Book Award 2005.

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