The Knife of Never Letting Go [electronic resource] : Chaos Walking Series, Book 1
Ness, Patrick2013
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A special anniversary edition, with a striking new cover design, to celebrate 10 years of the Chaos Walking trilogy Prentisstown isn't like other towns. Everyone can hear everyone else's thoughts in a constant, overwhelming Noise. There is no privacy. There are no secrets. Then Todd Hewitt unexpectedly stumbles on a spot of complete silence. Which is impossible. And now he's going to have to run... This new edition marks the 10th anniversary of the award-winning modern classic, soon to be a major motion picture starring Tom Holland and Daisy Ridley.
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Author:
Ness, Patrick, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Walker Books, 2013
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
Series:
Chaos Walking
Biography/History:
Patrick Ness was born in the USA, but has lived in London since 1999. He writes both novels and short stories for adults and children, but is best known for his books for young adults. His first books for teenagers made up the Chaos Walking trilogy, of which the first book, The Knife of Never Letting Go, won the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and the Booktrust Teenage Prize, followed by The Ask and the Answer, which won the Costa Award. All three titles in the trilogy were shortlisted for the prestigious Carnegie Medal, an unprecedented event, and in 2011 the third title, Monsters of Men, won the award. Patrick's sixth book, A Monster Calls, was based on an original idea by Siobhan Dowd and illustrated by Jim Kay. It won every major prize in children's fiction, including the Galaxy National Book Award, the UKLA Book Award and the Red House Children's Book Award. In 2012 it became the first book ever to win both the Carnegie Medal and the Kate Greenaway Medal. Patrick has also written the screenplay for the film of A Monster Calls. Directed by Juan Antonio Bayona and starring Liam Neeson, Sigourney Weaver and Felicity Jones, the film is set for release in 2016. In 2013 he published his next novel More Than This to great critical acclaim. It was also shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal.
Awards:
Best Fiction for Young Adults (Young Adult Library Services Association)
ISBN:
9781406351583
Language:
English
BRN:
2305712