Truth or Dare

Description

Uncle Patrick died young. That's all Josh knows. When Josh and his mother go to stay with his grandmother for the summer, he assumes it's going to be the worst summer of his life. That is until he finds a hidden attic and a collection of strange drawings by his uncle, Patrick, who died suddenly in his teens. Patrick has no grave. His name is never spoken. As Josh explores his mother's home town and follows Patrick's footsteps he begins to uncover the dark truth his family has hidden for forty years ... With the truth hidden between two summers decades apart, Truth or Dare by Celia Rees is a page-turning story of shame, secrets and the unbreakable bond of family.

Celia Rees has written over twenty books for Young Adults and is perhaps best known for her historical fiction. Her first historical novel, Witch Child, was translated into twenty-eight languages. Witch Child and subsequent titles, Sorceress and Pirates!, were shortlisted for the Guardian, Whitbread (Costa) and W.H. Smith Awards in the UK and won awards in the UK, USA, France and Italy. This is Not Forgiveness, a dark, contemporary thriller, was nominated for several UK national awards and was one of Kirkus Reviews Best Teen Books of 2012.

A compelling story in which the secrecy and shame of the past are shed to reveal a rather wonderful and utterly contemporary present. * Scotsman * Truth or Dare doesn't let up - and hits you with a final twist. * Daily Telegraph * An unsettling, unputdownable mystery. * TES * A moving book. * The Times * Cecila Rees recounts a terrible human tragedy. -- Children's Book of the Week * Guardian * A moving book which puts autism a little more firmly on the map. * The Times *