Nicholas Dane

by Melvin Burgess

Book Overview

When fourteen-year-old Nicholas Dane's mother dies, social services sends him to a home for boys where intimidation and violence keep order. After a number of fights and brutal punishments, Nick thinks that life can't possibly get any worse . . . until he realizes that the home's respected deputy head, who has been grooming him with sweets and solace, has something more frightening in mind. Acclaimed writer and truth-teller Melvin Burgess brings us,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080509203X
• ISBN13: 9780805092035
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
• Length: 403 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.8" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 14 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 9 to Postsecondary