the_book_de...
Price: £10.37
In stock
aphrohead_b...
Price: £10.38
In stock
browns-books
Price: £10.39
In stock
11 used & new from £7.26
See All Buying Options
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
 
Crushed
 
 
Share your own customer images
Search inside this book

Crushed [Illustrated] (Paperback)

by Frances Lynn (Author, Illustrator) "Door and Dee Brevington were non-identical, fourteen year old twins who lived with their parents in the Boltons, which was one of the most expensive..." (more)
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

Available from these sellers.


8 new from £10.37 3 used from £7.26
12 Days of Christmas Sale in Books
12 Days of Christmas Sale in Books
Get up to 65% off some of our top titles. Shop now

Special Offers and Product Promotions

Product details

  • Paperback: 244 pages
  • Publisher: Eiworth Publishing (12 Oct 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0955367239
  • ISBN-13: 978-0955367236
  • Product Dimensions: 22.4 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,066,580 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

    •  Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

  • See Complete Table of Contents

Product Description

Book Description

Door and her twin sister get along - just about. But Door has
misgivings. She is tall and thin like a beanpole, her sister is petite and
beautiful. How on earth can they be family? Door starts to believe she is
from another planet - or else the rest of the family is from outer space.
Read the stirring saga of the ungainly sibling who suddenly turns into a
beautiful swan - and the incredible secret of her birth!


From the Author

"Crushed" is an illustrated teen fiction novel for (sophisticated) 12 year olds -15 year olds. The whole family should enjoy it because it's funny. Curt Eiworth of Eiworth Publishing asked me if I could ask one of my famous artist friends to illustrate the books, but I asked him if I could do the drawings. They came out quirky and individual.
See all Product Description
Inside This Book (Learn More)
First Sentence
Door and Dee Brevington were non-identical, fourteen year old twins who lived with their parents in the Boltons, which was one of the most expensive areas in London. Read the first page
Explore More
Concordance
Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Excerpt | Back Cover
Search inside this book:

Tags Customers Associate with This Product

 (What's this?)
Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
 
(1)
(1)
(1)
See all 4 tags...

Your tags: Add your first tag
 
See most popular tags
 

Customer Reviews

5 Reviews
5 star:
 (4)
4 star:
 (1)
3 star:    (0)
2 star:    (0)
1 star:    (0)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
4.8 out of 5 stars (5 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

 
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Fairy tale twins cast their spell..., 31 Aug 2006
By Mr. C. A. Ashenden (London, UK) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   
I'm impressed. I'm clearly not the target audience for this book, but nonetheless I found it very readable. The prose has a simple, almost fairy-tale quality to it and the sibling rivalry is nicely sketched. The author has gone on record as thinking of herself as more of a scriptwriter, but the novel doesn't read like that - it reads like the work of a novelist.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An assured first children's novel., 28 Aug 2006
By Andrew Palmer (London, UK) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   
Once in a while you read a book that you wouldn't normally choose, and get blown away. This is what happened to me on reading Crushed. It's a fairy tale that Grimm would have been proud to have written. Dark things happen in an otherwise familiar world. The tight use of language - the narrator's voice is as Grimm as the characters - takes us inside the darkness of the children's minds as they try to cope with their dysfunctional family and their teenage angst. The plot unfolds in an otherwise apparently uncontrolled stream of consciousness, leaving one wondering if the author's words are leading events, or events leading the author. Altogether and assured and fascinating debut novel.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An assured first children's novel., 28 Aug 2006
By Andrew Palmer (London, UK) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   
Once in a while you read a book that you wouldn't normally choose, and get blown away. This is what happened to me on reading Crushed. It's a fairy tale that Grimm would have been proud to have written. Dark things happen in an otherwise familiar world. The tight use of language - the narrator's voice is as Grimm as the characters - takes us inside the darkness of the children's minds as they try to cope with their dysfunctional family and their teenage angst. The plot unfolds in an otherwise apparently uncontrolled stream of consciousness, leaving one wondering if the author's words are leading events, or events leading the author. Altogether and assured and fascinating debut novel.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)


Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Crushed!
Customer Video Review

Length:: 0:57 Mins
Published 11 months ago by Frances Lynn

5.0 out of 5 stars Funniest Book
'Crushed' is one of the funniest books, if not the funniest, I have ever read. I thoroughly enjoyed the wit, which was razor sharp with the most hilarious unforgiving character... Read more
Published on 17 April 2007 by Brett N. Moore

Only search this product's reviews


Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 


Active discussions in related forums
   
Related forums

Listmania!

Create a Listmania! list

Look for similar items by category

Look for similar items by subject













i.e., each product must be in subject 1 AND subject 2 AND ...

Feedback

Ad

Your Recent History

 (What's this?)

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.