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Quarry
by
Ally Kennen
The explosive new novel from Ally Kennen, master of teen thillers.
Who is texting Scrappy freaky dares? The anonymous sender is untraceable. At first they're weird but fun. They they become dangerous. Then deadly. But by then it's too late for Scrappy to stop ...
copied from the back of the uncorrect proof
Who is texting Scrappy freaky dares? The anonymous sender is untraceable. At first they're weird but fun. They they become dangerous. Then deadly. But by then it's too late for Scrappy to stop ...
copied from the back of the uncorrect proof
Published
February 7th 2011
by Scholastic
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Scrappy lives in a flat on a scrap yard with his older sister, senile grandpa and grumpy uncaring dad. His mum left for another man a few months earlier. Scrappy starts getting text messages daring him to do strange things for money. At first it's fun, then it gets seriously weird, then dangerous and scary.
I started this book with very high expectations because I've heard good things about Ally Kennen's books. I didn't like it to start with, I felt like I was going to hate it even, possibly bec...more
I started this book with very high expectations because I've heard good things about Ally Kennen's books. I didn't like it to start with, I felt like I was going to hate it even, possibly bec...more
May 11, 2011
Freefallen ~ YA Reviewer
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3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Fans of Ally Kennen's other books
A great book, however, there are some parts which make little sense - like one scene where Scrappy finds himself being chased by a large insect, which he later finds out is a foreign insect that is impossible for him to have seen; you never hear of this insect again. Was Scrappy hallucinating? Or was it all to add up to the psychological effect? We'll never know.
Funnily enough, the front cover has the same neon-yellow style as a certain edition of the GONE (Michael Grant) series - I imagine this...more
Funnily enough, the front cover has the same neon-yellow style as a certain edition of the GONE (Michael Grant) series - I imagine this...more
I've had bad experiences with Ally Kennen. Last year, her book, Sparks, was on the local book awards shortlist, and I can safely say that it was the worst book I've ever read in my life. So you can imagine my horror when I see she's gone and got on the shortlist again, this time with Quarry: as expected, it was terrible.
From the first page, I was bored to death. The opening scene was probably supposed to incite some sympathy for Scrappy, or make me want to read--in fact, it made me want to throw...more
From the first page, I was bored to death. The opening scene was probably supposed to incite some sympathy for Scrappy, or make me want to read--in fact, it made me want to throw...more
I haven't ever read anything by Ally Kennen before and I was pleasantly surprised by how good her book was.
Quarry is a story about a 15 year old boy who lives in a scrap yard called Scrappy. Scrappy is generally a bit fed up with his day to day existence. His mother has got fed up with his dad and packed up and left. His Grandfather is going senile and he has been left to look after him and generally life is a bit dull. One day Scrappy starts to receive strange dares via text. To start with he g...more
Quarry is a story about a 15 year old boy who lives in a scrap yard called Scrappy. Scrappy is generally a bit fed up with his day to day existence. His mother has got fed up with his dad and packed up and left. His Grandfather is going senile and he has been left to look after him and generally life is a bit dull. One day Scrappy starts to receive strange dares via text. To start with he g...more
Its probs a 2 and a half!!!
Younger readers especially boys will love it but I don't recommend for anyone abouve 14!!!
full review will be on yabookreads.com 3rd feb 2011 with a giveaway and interview with author!
Younger readers especially boys will love it but I don't recommend for anyone abouve 14!!!
full review will be on yabookreads.com 3rd feb 2011 with a giveaway and interview with author!
I was already struggling with this but after the dare with the chicken I can't bring myself to read any further! I don't think it's a bad book but it's definitely not one for me.
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