A gripping and suspenseful rite-of-passage novel about five
teenagers and one night that will change them all, from
award-winning author Jane Godwin. 'It's just a walk in the dark.
What is there to worry about?' That's what the head teacher, Johan,
says. And so the Year Nines from Otway Community School set out on
an overnight hike, with no adults. But doesn't Johan know that a
storm is coming? When five teenagers head in to the forest that
late afternoon, none of them is aware what the night will bring.
Each will have to draw on their particular strengths to survive.
Each will have to face the unknown, battling the elements, events
beyond their control, and their own demons. It's a night that will
change everything. Set in the rainforest of Victoria's Otway
Ranges, A Walk in the Dark is about friendship, trust, identity and
family, consent and boundaries, wrapped in a compulsively readable,
suspense-filled adventure. Five head into the forest, but will all
five make it out? 'Quality storytelling . . . gripping' The
Australian Women's Weekly 'Unique and intriguing' Better Reading
'Fantastically tense in places, A Walk in the Dark is a great read
for all kids ages 11 plus' Readings 'Suspenseful and exciting . . .
Extremely engaging . . . highly relatable and real. This novel has
everything to keep the audience enthralled. No reader will be able
to put the book down until the very end' ReadPlus 'This is deft,
intuitive writing, deeply sympathetic, non-judgemental, canny. Jane
Godwin understands what it is to be a child or young person, what
matters to them at different ages and stages. Importantly, she
values these concerns, treats them with due respect and creates
stories in which her book people mature and blossom through the
overcoming of self-doubt and their fear of the new and unknown.
Good lessons for adults there, too' Living Arts Canberra
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