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Suitable for: KS3, 11-14, English, Reading
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Rollercoasters - the read of your life Paris is thrilled when her Uncle Franklin decides to take her on his trip to the Himalayas. Franklin's influence gets them into places where tourists are not allowed, even into the forbidden war-zone, deep in the forest, to look for exotic and endangered species. Franklin is a man with a vision, something dark and strange, but just how strange, Paris is about to find out...
Themes: Madness, exploration, hunting, culture clash.
Teaching Focus:
Humorous, sharp language of Black American teen culture
Engaging, lively first person narrative, creating empathy with character
Diary extracts add a sub-plot
Sympathetic treatment of sensitive themes
Recommended for students in Years 8 and 9Features- Different narratives interweave, reflecting different cultures
- Subtle development of multiple themes, building to a dramatic climax
- Debate about the pursuit of extreme experiences
- Rich language, ideal for close textual analysis
- Dramatically told in a lyrical style by Philip Gross, a well-known poet for both adults and children
- Author has been shortlisted for the Whitbread Poetry Award
- Going for Stone, Philip's first book for OUP, was published to much acclaim in 2002
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"This beautifully crafted story is told with enormous compassion and it explores the fundamental question of what it is to be human
" - The Mail on Sunday
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