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  • Published: 1 October 2010
  • ISBN: 9781409012788
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 256

Dance On My Grave

Summer of 85




The story of one extraordinary summer in a seaside town.

Life in his seaside town is uneventful for Hal Robinson, nothing unusual, exciting or odd ever happens to him - until now that is. Until the summer of his 16th birthday when he reaches a crossroads of choices in life. He foolishly takes a friend's boat for a day's sailing, gets into difficulty and is rescued by Barry Gorman. Their ensuing relationship results in a tumultuous summer for Hal as he experiences the intense emotions of his first teenage love.

  • Published: 1 October 2010
  • ISBN: 9781409012788
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 256

About the author

Aidan Chambers

Aidan Chambers was born in County Durham in 1934. After national service in the Royal Navy he became a teacher and then, for seven years, a monk. His young adult novels have been widely acclaimed, with POSTCARDS FROM NO-MAN'S LAND winning the prestigious Carnegie Medal and the US Michael L Printz Award. With his wife Nancy he ran Signal magazine and he has served as the president of the School Library Association. His devoted services to children's literature were recognised by his receipt of the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2002.

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Praise for Dance On My Grave

deftly captures the giddy thrill of first love but also hints that a gut-wrenching tragedy is coming. The result is an incredibly poignant film exploring how love and loss are often horribly intertwined.

Nick Levine, NME

A sweet, gay romance that gradually morphs into something more suspenseful and macabre

Daily Telegraph