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The Toll Bridge

Aidan Chambers

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English
Red Fox
31 December 2012
The fourth books in the critically acclaimed Dance Sequence by Carnegie Medal-winning author, Aidan Chambers

Everyone seems to know best when it comes to Jan's future - but he's still working out for himself who he really is. Jan feels so hemmed in by the pressures of family and friends, he decides to leave home and live alone in the house on the toll bridge. While there, he meets Tess and Adam and their close bond of friendship develops into something which has devastating effects on them all.
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Imprint:   Red Fox
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 198mm,  Width: 129mm,  Spine: 13mm
Weight:   149g
ISBN:   9781849418348
ISBN 10:   1849418349
Pages:   208
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Recommended Age:   From 12 to 17 years
Audience:   Young adult ,  Preschool (0-5)
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Aidan Chambers was born in County Durham in 1934. After national service in the Royal Navy he became a teacher and then, for seven years, a monk. His young adult novels have been widely acclaimed, with POSTCARDS FROM NO-MAN'S LAND winning the prestigious Carnegie Medal and the US Michael L Printz Award. With his wife Nancy he ran Signal magazine and he has served as the president of the School Library Association. His devoted services to children's literature were recognised by his receipt of the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2002.

Reviews for The Toll Bridge

It is impossible to do justice to this brilliant, complex novel ... surely one of the most original and rewarding teenage novels of the year Books for Keeps This is Chambers writing at his awe inspiring best Viewpoint


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