Cold Tom.Sally Prue Sally Prue is a British author known for her fictional novel named Cold Tom (which won the Branford Boase Award 2002 and the Smarties Prize Silver Award in 2002). Sally Prue has currently written 8 novels. . 2003. Read by Paul McGann. 3 tapes. 3.33 hrs. BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. Audiobooks America. 0-7540-6423-9. $34.95. Vinyl; plot, reader notes. J In this unusual story Tom is thrown out from his Tribe and forced to live with the Demons Demons See also devil; evil; ghosts; hell; spirits and spiritualism. ademonist one who denies the existence of the devil or demons. bogyism, bogeyism recognition of the existence of demons and goblins. . It takes a while to figure out that the Demons are humans and the Tribe is made up of elves. The listener is forced to view the world from a very different perspective. As Tom encounters Demons, he must balance his wild nature against his dependence on them. He is repulsed by their efforts to be friendly and horrified hor·ri·fy tr.v. hor·ri·fied, hor·ri·fy·ing, hor·ri·fies 1. To cause to feel horror. See Synonyms at dismay. 2. To cause unpleasant surprise to; shock. by their nasty natures, yet he is drawn to them in ways he cannot control. McGann has a mesmerizing mes·mer·ize tr.v. mes·mer·ized, mes·mer·iz·ing, mes·mer·iz·es 1. To spellbind; enthrall: "He could mesmerize an audience by the sheer force of his presence" mellow voice that draws the reader into the netherworld the author describes. Middle-schoolers will enjoy this fantasy and will see themselves in a different light by the end. Fans of Harry Potter will enjoy this as will family listening fans. Nola Theiss, Sanibel, FL J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are of particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers. |
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