You're the new girl in school. You're just trying to fit in - and it's not working. Then someone accuses you of theft, and you think things can't get any worse. Until you get caught in a freak storm . . . Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2020-09-14 10:05:18 Boxid IA1928621 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier

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One day there is an accident involving her friend and a misunderstanding that Lydia can’t take it anymore and tries to run away but is caught in a strange storm and the next thing she knows, she is in the future and the whole future is bizarre, making her go crazy. Don't get me wrong, the storyline was good for both the present arc and the future arc but merging the two together just gives an unrealistic and distorted take on life and to a point became unbearable. The main story is quite banal and it revolves around a stolen sports cup which the main character Lydia is framed for stealing. It presents some important themes such as friendship and trust, bullying at school, trying to fit in and peer pressure, even though these aren’t explored in as much depth as they could be. I wouldn’t even mind if Lydia came up with some kind of silly plan to combat this “Oh I’ll make lots of money and buy it myself and then everyone will live in sunshine and rainbows”. But the fact that she doesn’t even consider this horrible, looming future is more than strange. As though she cares only about saving her and her brothers immortal souls, everything else doesn’t matter that much. The Tyrants meets Lydia, who recognise each other. The Tyrant looks like Lydia’s dad with some of their mothers features. The Tyrant thinks that someone modified her face so she’d look like his sister when she was her age. The Tyrant shows Lydia a Tower when she keeps refusing to admit she’s fake. The Tower is in memory of Lydia, who died a few days before her 13th birthday, December 18th in a car crash. The Tyrant blames The Town for ‘forcing them out” due to Lydia’s alleged crimes (which she never even committed). Lydia escapes without Mike, who told her that if they got caught they both had to run away, without each other if that’s what it takes. Lydia escapes through a hidden Tunnel under a tree with Fran’s help. Lydia tells Fran her story, about the Collivale sports cup and Fran’s mothers accident. Fran puts together a story that her mother Frankie once told her. That Lydia was framed for both crimes she allegedly committed, and Fran knows who the culprit is. Fran calls Mrs Joyce, telling her that Mike has been captured. Mrs Joyce is not just upset, she’s also scornful and regretful. She expresses that the Tyrant “really hates us” but when she says “us” she means herself and Mike.A lot of characters will suddenly just know what’s going on; how exactly the time travel worked (particularly when Lydia meets Old Lydia). It wasn’t detrimental to the plot, or anything; it seems to have been done for convenience sake, to save lots of explaining. But feels rather lazy on the authors side.

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This is an exciting book which allows the reader to imagine the future and the advance in technology. This book did have me hooked at certain points though at times i felt it was a tad too descriptive. The Times newspaper once described Malorie as a ‘National Treasure’. Looking at her remarkable list of accomplishments, it is difficult to argue with that sentiment. Lydia is understandably stressed out by the accusations; starts feeling persecuted and the like. But she is so ridiculously snappy with Frankie - not just once, but twice, when Frankie tries to talk to her. It’s not entirely unrealistic, as with everything concerning Lydia’s character, but it doesn’t make her likeable or interesting. Her books are so intelligent and even though they are written for readers who are more on the 'Young' side of 'Young Adults', they are still rich with well-thought out characters and don't shy away from gritty and uncomfortable subject matters. (I remember the controversy that Pig Heart Boy caused when it was adapted for the BBC!)

Anyway, let's give her the benefit of the doubt and say that she got accused of stealing the trophy that the school give huge sh*ts about apparently and get the consequences. The next bit where she confronts her friend and "pushes" her in front of a car was a good scene and I enjoyed it. It was almost the breaking point for our poor friend who had just been accused of stealing and now accused of pushing her in front of a car. I think this is a great, fantastic, thriller book and I would definitely recommend it to anyone who enjoys fantasy, science-fiction thriller books. I didn’t mind Lydia in this book, and the prose wasn’t great, but entirely tolerable, as long as you ignore all the exclamation points. When questioned about the title, Malorie explained that she chose it as it was the sort of game that nobody seems to play once they become an adult, because, in her words, ‘nobody ever wins’.

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In give it 4 stars because it didn’t give some information about the parents when Lyidia went to the future. Because lyidia didn’t see her parents in the future. So did they die how? Or did they move away when? Obviously a book aimed at children, so the dialogue and description is a little simple, but a fun story nonetheless which took a turn I didn’t see coming at all. The whole initial conflict. Look, I get Lydia feeling distraught. She’s a bit pathetic, but everything was describing pretty well; probably the best bit of description in the book - how she feels that everyone hates her, what it’s like to be outside when everyone thinks you’re a thief. But it gets pulled to such ridiculous proportions. I’d buy it if this were just Lydia’s perception; she is convinced every single soul in the town hates her because she is so anxious, when in truth it isn’t such a big deal - but considering that this conflict triggers the whole plot, it doesn’t come across that way. And also the fact that Frankie remembered all this in painstaking detail and even passed it down to her daughter. ~ This is further reinforced by the Henson’s believing they were ‘forced’ out of the town which is ‘directly linked’ to their crash.The next thing you know, you're in the future. Being shot at for being out after curfew. You don't even recognise your hometown. And you're heading for a confrontation from your worst nightmare. Bundle of 11 short reading comprehensions with questions using the language of the SATs tests. They are ideal for revision. Largely they focus on inference, retrieval and providing evidence for answers. Fleeing on to the moors when she is unfairly accused of theft, an unusual storm suddenly whirls 12-year-old Lydia into the future. But will it ever let her return? Which means that out of a 100%, 100% loved this book. I must add that I've read this book twice, both in my fifteenth year of life. Which is two years ago. I dont have a copy, and have never stumbled upon it again in any library or bookshop. But I still remember all of the twists and major plot points. So I should be fine with this review. Hopefully. Why does Lydia not realize this was all Anne’s plan from the very beginning? Anne told Lydia that everyone in the group had done this - including Frankie and Bharti. Frankie gives Lydia the cold shoulder (And Lydia does not assume this is because Lydia failed her task, but because Frankie thinks Lydia is a thief) and Bharti only believes Lydia because he likes to be contrary like that. Anne’s lie is obvious, no?