The Homeward Bounders
When Jamie unwittingly discovers the scary, dark-cloaked Them playing games with human lives, he is cast out to the boundaries of the worlds. Clinging to Their promise that if he can get Home he is free, he becomes the unwilling Random Factor in an endless game of chance.
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| ISBN-13 |
9780006755258 |
| ISBN-10 |
0006755259 |
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| Stock |
Available |
| Status |
Indent title (internationally sourced), usually ships 4-6 weeks |
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| Publisher |
HarperCollins |
| Imprint |
HarperCollins Children's Books |
| Publication Date |
26 January 2001
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| International Publication Date |
6 November 2000 |
| Publication Country |
 United Kingdom |
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| Format |
Paperback, New edition |
| Edition |
New edition |
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| Author(s) |
By Jones, Diana Wynne |
| Category |
Fantasy & Magical Realism
English Literature: Fiction Texts
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| Interest Age |
9-11 years |
| Reading Age |
9-11 years |
| NBS Text |
Young Adult Fiction |
| ONIX Text |
Children/juvenile;Young adult |
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| Number of Pages |
256 |
| Dimensions |
Width: 130mm
Height: 197mm
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| Weight |
256g |
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| Dewey Code |
823.914 |
| Catalogue Code |
49516 |
Description of this Book
You are now a discard. We have no further use for you in play. You are free to walk the Bounds, but it will be against the rules for you to enter play in any world. If you succeed in returning Home, then you may enter play again in the normal manner. When Jamie unwittingly discovers the scary, dark-cloaked Them playing games with human's lives, he is cast out to the boundaries of the worlds. Clinging to Their promise that if he can get Home he is free, he becomes the unwilling Random Factor in an endless game of chance.
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Awards & Reviews
| NZ Review |
...Her hallmarks include laugh-aloud humour, plenty of magic and imaginative array of alternate worlds. Yet, at the same time, a great seriousness is present in all of her novels, a sense of urgency that links Jones's most outrageous plots to her readers' hopes and fears... Publishers Weekly |
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Author's Bio
Diana Wynne Jones spent her childhood in Essex and has been writing fantasy novels for children since 1973. With her unique combination of magic, humour and imagination, she has been enthralling children and adults with her work ever since. She won the Guardian Award in 1977 with Charmed Life, was runner-up for the Children's Book Award in 1981, and was twice runner-up for the Carnegie Medal. She is married with three sons, and lives in Bristol with her husband.
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