A room of secrets in a house of lies...When Josh explores his grandmother's house he finds an attic up a closed-off staircase. In it is a collection of strange drawings by his uncle, Patrick, who died suddenly in his teens. But he has no grave, and his name is never spoken. And Josh begins to uncover the dark truth his family has hidden for forty years...""Truth or Dare" doesn't let up - and hits you with a final twist." - "Daily Telegraph". "An unsettling, unputdownable mystery." - "TES". "A moving book." - "The Times". "Cecila Rees recounts a terrible human tragedy." - Children's Book of the Week, "Guardian".
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Truth or Dare is a dynamic and at times disturbing novel by Celia Rees--an author who has a particular talent for grasping on to the unknown and developing characters and plots which work together so superbly that the reader finds himself lost in a world that once seemed unbelievable but suddenly becomes all too real.
In Truth or Dare, Josh finds himself lost in the centre of a family crisis when he is whisked away to stay at his dying grandmother's house for the summer. With a combination of haunting and worry driving him to find something to occupy his time and his mind, he begins to delve into his own family history and discovers that the man who, had he lived, would have been his Uncle Patrick, died in mysterious circumstances as a teenager. With his family refusing to talk about it, and only local gossip and an abandoned room filled with strange possessions that once belonged to Patrick, he starts to peel back the layers of his family's life until he is faces with the ultimate, shocking, truth.
Truth or Dare is a thoroughly gripping novel which uses an intriguing device to unfurl the story--Josh himself is seen digging into the past, but his mother, Joanna, looks back on the her youth and for the first time confronts the reality of what happened to her family through the pages of her journal.
A fascinating book that is fast-paced and thrilling to the core, Truth or Dare is truly unforgettable. Age 11 and over. --Susan Harrison --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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A room of secrets in a house of lies....
When Josh explores his grandmother's house he finds an attic up a closed-off staircase. In it is a collection of strange drawings by his uncle, Patrick, who died suddenly in his teens. But he has no grave, and his name is never spoken.
And Josh begins to uncover the dark truth his family has hidden for forty years.....
'Truth or Dare doesn't let up - and hits you with a final twist.' Daily Telegraph
'An unsettling, unputdownable mystery.' TES
'A moving book.' The Times
'Cecila Rees recounts a terrible human tragedy.' Children's Book of the Week, Guardian
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'Truth or Dare' is a gripping read.It has a meaningful plot about a boy who, staying at his sickly grandmother's house one summer, discovers the true chilling history of his mother's family's past.I liked this book because it is full of suspense and the characters are well described. I also learned a bit about the 1950's. I particularly liked the way Celia Rees writes through the child's eyes, showing that dealing with a parent is sometimes very hard! I think you should read this book, especially if you have read 'Witch Child' or any of her other books.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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this book is one of the best i have ever read! Celia Rees has the most amazing style of writting droping the tiniest hints as the story goes on about something that happened along time in the past and once you pick up on them you will never be able to put this book down. the horror and the exitment of this book can shock you in many different ways! definatly a good book to read if you like mystery!!!
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By Marlyly
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This book is not at all what I expected it to be like when I first picked it up. It's very deep, it makes you think alot and certainly left me wondering long after I'd finished the book.
The book gives the impression it's mainly about Josh, but I think the main plot is more about Joanna, Patrick, Paul and the others, and Josh was just a way to allow the readers to find out what happened all those years ago. It's keeps you guessing throughout the whole book and although it was slow to start and a bit boring at times, it is an amazing read and worth reading.
It's about a boy (Josh) who has to spend his summer at his sick grans house, but while he's there, he notices strange things, like a nailed up window, photo's with a missing person, a suitcase filled with old memories, but all seemed to be linked to one person in particular, and that person died years ago at the age of 13 and has not been spoken of since.
But soon Josh starts to unravel the mystery and when the truth finally came out I felt my surprise as much as Josh must have.
It is a great read, definatley worth borrowing, if not buying but you will want to read it time and time again, because you will definatley miss things out the first time which you wouldn't be able to understand without reading the whole book. It gives an insight to what life was like in the past and how some people don't want to find the reason behind mental disabilities, just a cure.
The only thing that let it down was that it was a bit boring and unbelievable at times (gets cleared up at the end) but other than that, perfect!
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Enjoyable but at times a little predictable.
Telling the story of Josh Parker a pre-teenager whose Grandma isn't well and who goes with his Mum to stay with her during her illness. Read more
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didn't long for more
I found it not that interesting because the way it was written didn't make it that fun to read. You have parts in the book where Joshua's mother writes her book. Read more
Published on 26 Oct 2004 by "coghe"
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Truth or Dare. Will you read it?
When I was going through my Celia Rees phase, I found it at the local library. I read the first page, and didn't even get as far as the second page! Read more
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