Dreamrider

Description

We stared at each other, the fat boy and the boy with ice for eyes. And I waited. 'So what have you got to say for yourself, fat boy?' Michael Terny is the fat boy. He's at his seventh school in four years and he knows that even if he keeps his head down, he can't change the script. He will be ridiculed and laughed at and pushed around. But Michael has a powerful secret that allows him to escape to a safe place, and everything changes when he makes a new friend. Now he can make plans to exact his revenge. But will revenge have a price?

Barry Jonsberg was born in Liverpool in England. At school he was very good at English, but tried to become a doctor by selecting Science subjects in senior school. He was not very good at Science. He re-took exams in English and went on to get two degrees in English from Liverpool University and then became an English college lecturer in the UK before moving to Australia in 1999. Barry now lives in Darwin with his wife Anita, his step-children and two dogs, Jai and Zac.

'Dreamrideris demanding, intense and is recommended for secondary students.'MagpiesJuly 2006'This is a confronting book about bullying, coping strategies and mental health. Jonsberg has taken a controversial subject and woven a spell-binding tale where fact and fantasy become inseparable...what a fabulous read.'Observer, 23 September 2006'Part mystery, part study of an introspective boy trapped by his surroundings, Dreamridercertainly commands your attention.'Junior BOOKSELLER + PUBLISHERMay 2006