Johnny Kellock Died Today

by Hadley Dyer

Overview

It’s a long, hot Halifax summer in 1959 and twelve-year-old R osalie N orman has aguilty secret. Her no-nonsense, authoritarian mother has broken her ankle—and it’sall R osalie’s fault. But news that Johnny, her teenaged cousin, has vanished pushesthe accident from everyone’s minds. As R osalie and David—her strange new neighbour—search the city for Johnny, R osalie discovers something about the love and thesecrets that bind her family.

A refreshing and talented new voice in young adult fiction, Hadley Dyer hasreceived rave reviews, two awards and several nominations, as well as great sales forJohnny Kellock Died Today, her debut novel.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780006395348
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	12/18/2007
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	4.75(w) x 7.00(h) x (d)
Age Range:	10 - 14 Years

About the Author

Hadley Dyer is the award-winning author of Here So Far Away and Johnny Kellock Died Today, among other books for children and young adults. She worked in the children’s book industry for more than twenty years. To learn more about her, visit her online at www.hadleydyer.com.