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Truth or Dare
by
Celia Rees (Goodreads Author)
A room of secrets in a house of lies.
Uncle Patrick died young. That’s all Josh knows until he discovers a suitcase filled with the strangest collection of belongings. Why were these things hidden? Why is Patrick’s name never spoken? Why does no one talk about him? Ever. Josh needs answers and gradually uncovers the family secrets that have been hidden all this time. Uncle...more
Uncle Patrick died young. That’s all Josh knows until he discovers a suitcase filled with the strangest collection of belongings. Why were these things hidden? Why is Patrick’s name never spoken? Why does no one talk about him? Ever. Josh needs answers and gradually uncovers the family secrets that have been hidden all this time. Uncle...more
Paperback, 192 pages
Published
June 9th 2000
by Macmillan Children's Books
(first published January 7th 2000)
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Can't remember what happens in this book at all but I do know I read it 2 or 3 times during my early teen years so it must have captured my attention when I was the target age. I still have it somewhere and will probably keep it for any future children.
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The problem with revisiting books from your childhood more than ten years later is that they no longer hold that sense of awe that your memory insists was present all those years ago. It took me about...more
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The problem with revisiting books from your childhood more than ten years later is that they no longer hold that sense of awe that your memory insists was present all those years ago. It took me about...more
A really gripping Young Adult novel that keeps you turning the pages as more and more mysterious events unfold. Josh is staying at his Grandmother's house over the holidays, he really would rather be anywhere else until he stumbles upon long-kept family secrets. Just what did happen to his Uncle Patrick? Nobody speaks about him, he died in his teens yet there are no photographs, no grave to visit.
Celia Rees uses a very clever plot to uncover the secret of Uncle Patrick that will particularly ap...more
Celia Rees uses a very clever plot to uncover the secret of Uncle Patrick that will particularly ap...more
Makes u realise that there are many people whom u may know suffering from some disease and struggling to be part of this overly cynical society.
Celia Rees has wonderfully brought out a story that deals with two different sets of characters in a different ages.
Celia Rees has wonderfully brought out a story that deals with two different sets of characters in a different ages.
Was read this when I was in year six and the teacher never finished it so I went and bought it myself. I can't remember the plot too well but I know I read it several times so it must have been fairly good!
Un chouette roman où l'on retrouve un héros attachant ainsi qu' une intrigue qui tient le lecteur en haleine et se dénoue de manière à la fois touchante et originale!^^
It was pretty cool, it wasn't what i thought it was going to be about though...i thought it would be about friends and games but it was about a video game
An interesting book. I felt that it portrayed it's subject matter accurately (from what I know of it) and I liked the twist of the video game.
nicely plotted and full of surprises, I very much enjoyed this one.
Interesting to read about aspergers through a novel. Made me relate more to a pupil.
Was mostly predictable but still a satisfying read with a good moral.
ok read. bit confusing in places and it took a while to get into, but overall a good book
Very werid and creepy but great plot
couldnt close d buk
I worked out how it was going to end but it was an entertaining and enjoyable read which was a bit creepy at times.
May 18, 2013
Charlotte
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Older children and teens who enjoy mystery
Recommended to Charlotte by:
School library
Shelves:
teenage-books
The mystery kept me guessing until the end, I enjoyed it when I read it very much.
compelling. a boy has to stay at his grandparents house for a while while his mother looks after his grandmother then organises the funeral.
his mums brother Patrick supposedly died when he was little. and the boy (Josh) finds out about his mothers childhood and what really happened to Patrick
his mums brother Patrick supposedly died when he was little. and the boy (Josh) finds out about his mothers childhood and what really happened to Patrick
Just what I needed after Vanity Fair! Although aimed at teens I enjoyed it, even though I could guess what was going to happen and the outcome; the style of writing was very much for a younger reader but all in all it was well written and enjoyable.
Dec 02, 2009
Sylvia
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
contemporary,
families,
friendship,
mystery,
science-fiction,
troubled-people,
grade-6-plus
Josh explores grandmother's house and finds clues about his strange uncle Patrick who supposedly died in his teens. Josh uncovers a family secret about his autistic, misunderstood uncle.
This book contains many creative describtion on words. In addition, it gave you a final twisted at the end! great book!
This was an ok read, nothing particularly special, and a tad too predictable for my tastes!
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Celia Rees (born 1949) is an English author of children's literature, including some horror and fantasy books.
She was born in 1949 in Solihull, West Midlands but now lives in Leamington Spa with her husband and teenage daughter. Rees attended University of Warwick and earned a degree in History of Politics. After university, she taught English in Coventry secondary schools for seventeen years, dur...more
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She was born in 1949 in Solihull, West Midlands but now lives in Leamington Spa with her husband and teenage daughter. Rees attended University of Warwick and earned a degree in History of Politics. After university, she taught English in Coventry secondary schools for seventeen years, dur...more
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