The Drowning Pond

by Catherine Forde

Overview

From award-winning author, Catherine Forde, comes The Drowning Pond, a gritty, fast-paced thriller for young adults.

Nicky’s the least popular girl in school, and the glossy friends who were briefly interested in her are bored. She’ll do anything to keep them. Nicky can get back in with the ‘It’ crowd by picking on Loopy Loner Lizzie. Hallowe’en at the Drowning Pond is about to become pure evil. Another chilling tale from the master of the gripping book for young adults, Catherine Forde. Warning: contains some violence.

Praise for Catherine Forde’s books for young adults:

‘True to form, Sugarcoated is a caustic, abrasive thriller that burns to the heart of adolescent angst’ – The Bookseller on Sugarcoated

‘Another gripping story . . . from an author who never disappoints’ – Independent on Tug of War

‘A gripping and edgy thriller’ – The Bookseller on Firestarter

‘A novel that is both troubling and inspirational’ – Guardian on Skarrs

‘Should be force-fed to every secondary school child in the country’ – Sunday Telegraph on Fat Boy Swim

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781780317212
Publisher:	Egmont UK Ltd
Publication date:	04/16/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	320
File size:	1 MB
Age Range:	10 Years

About the Author

Cathy Forde’s novel Fat Boy Swim was discovered on Egmont’s slush pile in 2001. On publication it was shortlisted for many awards including the Blue Peter ‘Book I Couldn’t Put Down’ and the Booktrust Teenage Prize. It won the Grampian Book Award in 2004 and in 2014 has been voted the joint winner of winners. Cathy has subsequently written many more novels for children and young adults, including the award-­‐winning Skarrs and The Drowning Pond.

Cathy’s novels have been translated into several languages and many titles are on school curriculums throughout the United Kingdom.

In 2011 Cathy’s first play, Empty was produced by the National Theatre of Scotland, directed by Vicky Featherstone. She has been concentrating on playwriting since then : Chamber of Nothing (Pearson) for schools, and The Sunday Lesson and Supply for Glasgow Oran Mor’s A Play, A Pie, A Pint. She has written two touring pantomimes and in 2013, adapted her novel The Drowning Pond as a musical for Youth Music Theatre UK. A radio play, Baby’s Coming Back was produced by BBC Radio Scotland in 2013.

Cathy is on commission to National Theatre of Scotland, adapting Fat Boy Swim for the stage.

Cathy was the Scottish Book Trust virtual writer-­‐in-­‐residence 2010-­‐11 and 2011-­‐12 and is an experienced creative writing and drama tutor.

She lives in Glasgow.

Editorial Reviews

"Bitingly plausible . . . a gripping page-turner."  —The Guardian

"Expertly crafted . . . characters full of bite."  —Glasgow Herald

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