Collision Course

by Nigel Hinton

Ray finds himself in a moral debacle when a joy ride on a stolen motorbike ends in the inadvertent death of an old woman. Nobody sees the accident, and the teenager resolves to ignore his conscience and keep the transgression to himself. However, when reports of the incident begin to circulate in local newspapers, the incessant talk of the town eventually makes Ray vulnerable to the convictions of his own conscience. He is soon obliged to choose between guilt and his budding teenage life, or confession to the police in this stunning and heartfelt psychological novel.

156 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2005

About the author

Nigel Hinton was born and educated in London. After two years in advertising, he worked as an English teacher for nine years. His first novel, Collision Course (winner of the Dutch Silver Pen Award) was written as a result of a challenge from one of his pupils. He began teaching part-time and also worked as a professional actor before concentrating on his writing.

Nigel is the ever-popular author the Beaver Towers series of stories for primary school readers (which has been adapted for TV), and, for secondary school readers, he wrote the Buddy trilogy. His novel The Finders won him the Federation of Children’s Book Groups Award.

Reviews

[Joost van Hoek · Rating 5 out of 5]

De zilveren griffel uit 1979. Ik vond het boek goed toen ik twaalf was en nog steeds eigenlijk best wel. En dan verwoord ik het bewust zo wijfelend omdat ik met sommige boeken een lange relatie heb en ik vind het dan lastig om objectief te blijven.