| ||||||||||||
 Trade In this Item for up to £0.25
Trade in Lost in the Desert for an Amazon.co.uk gift card of up to £0.25, which you can then spend on millions of items across the site. Trade-in values may vary (terms apply). Find more products eligible for trade-in.
|
Frequently Bought Together
Product details
|
More About the Author
Product Description
Product Description
Max's rich parents have packed him off to a brat camp in the Gobi Desert. Despite being warned of the dangers of the wilderness, he escapes and meets a local girl, Zul, who opens his eyes to realities of surviving in Mongolia, and shows him what's really important in life. A gripping adventure.
About the Author
Elizabeth has written award-winning poetry and prose for both adults and children. Her bestselling novels include The Divide, Jinx on the Divide and Back to the Divide (Chicken House). She has also written Fury and Hunted for Barrington Stoke. She lives in Worcester Park, Surrey.
Suggested Tags from Similar Products(What's this?)Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An exciting desert adventure for reluctant readers - and those who just like a rattling yarn...,
By
This review is from: Lost in the Desert (Paperback)
Barrington Stoke publishes books aimed at struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers. They pride themselves on books that hook you with a great story. Lost In The Desert is a worthy addition to their range. It tells the contemporary story of a boy called Max, who has been sent to a boot camp in Mongolia's Gobi Desert to sort out his bad behaviour. Max's guardians believe he wouldn't be foolish enough to flee into the desert on his own, but this is exactly what he does.The author understands the importance of food and animals in children's books and we get plenty of each. Upon learning that Max has an African grey parrot called Ace, one might be tempted to think about Kiki from the classic Adventure series. When we learn that Max has taught his parrot to swear, we realise we are no longer in Enid Blyton territory. This also highlights the author's mischievous sense of humour. This is a book that never talks down to its readers. The pace of Lost In The Desert is lean, with every ounce of fat trimmed away. There are enough details about the Gobi Desert to give the story authenticity. Readers will learn about dwellings called 'gers' and a foodstuff called 'urum'. There aren't pages of description for a reluctant reader to wade through, though I found the setting so fascinating I was keen to know more. Lost In The Desert contains plenty of action and drama to keep you turning the pages to the end. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes a fast-paced adventure in an authentic and fascinating setting.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
|
|
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
|
