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  • Paperback: 160 pages
  • Publisher: Puffin Classics (4 May 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0141320478
  • ISBN-13: 978-0141320472
  • Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.8 x 1.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (43 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 106,284 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The story of a strange and disturbing friendship seen through the eyes of Natalie as she gets to know Tulip Pierce, a deliquent girl most others go out of their way to avoid. Nobody wants Tulip in their gang. She bunks off school, is rude to the teachers and makes herself unpopular with her classmates by telling awful lies. But none of this matters to Natalie who finds Tulip's behaviour exciting and dangerous. At first she doesn't care that other people are upset by Tulip's bizarre games but as the games become increasingly dangerous and sinister, Natalie realises that Tulip is going too far. Way too far... Tulip becomes even more destructive and after a row with Natalie she commits a terrible crime. This is a compelling story in which Anne Fine explores the dark side of a friendship bordering on obsession, and sensitively depicts one girl's gradual decline into hostility and violence.

About the Author
Anne Fine was born and educated in the Midlands, and now lives in County Durham. She has written numerous highly acclaimed and prize-winning books for children and adults, including GOGGLE-EYES, winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Award and the Carnegie Medal, FLOUR BABIES, winner of the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Children's Book Award, BILL'S NEW FROCK, winner of a Smarties Prize, and MADAME DOUBTFIRE, which has become a major feature film. Anne Fine was named Children's Laureate in 2001.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A MUST READ by katie babich 12, 9 April 2001
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Its brilliant and mesmerizing. When you start reading the book you'll just get sucked in and you wont be able to put it down. I'm glad that this book is on the reading list at our school because kids between 12-15 should read it. I don't think that you could find a child like tulip in the world because a lot of perants care too much about thier children these days. This book is about a girl, Natalie, who becomes friends with tulip because she feel sorry for her, as they become beter friends tulip starts playing more dangerous and dareing games....christmas.
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23 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars A well written book about child abuse, 9 April 2001
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This is a very sad and difficult book to read because it deals with an unpleasant situation. It is about a little girl called Tulip who suffers mental and physical cruelty at home which no-one can stop happening. Her continued bad behaviour is a cry for help which is not answered and over several years she became mentally ill.

The story is written through the eyes of her best friend Natalie.It starts with Natalie's family moving in to a new area and running a hotel. Natalie is lonely and sees Tulip with a kitten in a field. Tulip is hesitant to speak but decides to be friends with Natalie. No-one questioned why, except police officer Stallworthy who later wondered what Tulip saw in Natalie. Everyone else shuns Tulip who rarely attended school an was always difficult and unpleasant. Natalie's mum states 'She's bright enough to see tha if people like her go around exactly what they want, everyone's miserable.'

The whole book becomes more uncomfortable and sinister. Natalie is banned from visiting Tulip's house. she visits once but is very frightened by what she sees and the odd behaviour of Tulip's parents especially her father who is a vindictive bully.

Natalie's father summed her up when he said "to really know right from wrong you need a certain emotional sympathy, and you learn that from being treated properly yourself." "If you've been brought up as if your feelings don't matter, you probably assume other people's don't matter much either."

Tulip spends as much time as possible with Natalie to escape her home, but the games they play are always weird such as Havoc, Road of Bones or Stinking Mackerel. Natalie's little brother Julius was often the but of these games and he got very scared and frightened by them. Gradually the games became wilder and more frightening. First Tulip favoured dustbin fires but slowly she switched to annoying neighbours, menacing bereaved parents, fellow pupils, terrorizing pets and leaving dead animals in cages.

No-one ever seemed to stop her or help her situation, so the darker side inside Tulip surfaced. As Natalie said "In her(Tulip's) eyes it was the world that was wrong. If the world had only been right, if things had only fallen out the way they should then she would never have to lie, or steal or be spiteful."

Natalie realises that Tulip is out of control and becomes so frightened she backs away and concentrates on her schoolwork. This disturbs Tulip who cannot handle the rejection and ends up burning down the hotel in an act of revenge. The book leaves a sense of sadness and guilt that no-one had really tried to reach out and help Tulip.Natalie sums it up "Each horrible thing that happens makes a difference and there have been too many of those in Tulip's life."

I did not enjoy this book because it made feel uncomfortable. It is well written because youm never know what is happening in Tulip's life which adds to the suspense. Don't read this book before bed time because you will never sleep!!!!!

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars The Tulip Touch, 29 Jan 2007
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This was a dark but gripping story. When I read it I couldn't put it down because it was so fantastic. You can definately feel that you are in Natalie's mind. Everybody has to read this book!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Equally enjoyable for adults as well as older children
My daughter was going to meet Anne Fine at a literary festival so read this in advance and quite enjoyed it. Read more
Published 11 days ago by Literary Chick

5.0 out of 5 stars fascinating - like a car crash
This story was ultimately enthralling with the disturbed character of Tulip making it up-put-downable. Read more
Published 8 months ago by SC

3.0 out of 5 stars cool
it was a good book but the only thing was the ending let it down a bit.Although it was a very interseting read at the beggining. tulip her games were stupid games. Read more
Published on 17 Jan 2007 by Kirsty

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the tulip touch is a good book. but does not have a very good ending its about two girls.tulip and natily, natilie move near tulip because her dad owns the hotel. Read more
Published on 17 Jan 2007 by connor

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The Tulip Touch is a very emotional book and asks a lot of questions which makes you think about evil things and good things. Read more
Published on 17 Jan 2007 by charlotte

3.0 out of 5 stars The Tulip Touch
Tulip and Natalie were the best of friends until Tulips strange games got out of control! Natalie was always curious about Tulip but carried on as normal Tulips homelife wasn't... Read more
Published on 17 Jan 2007 by S. behan

1.0 out of 5 stars behind the front cover of the tulip touch
This book was about a girl called natalie barnes who had travled from bed and breafast to hotels all her life. Read more
Published on 17 Jan 2007 by michael and daniel

2.0 out of 5 stars a book with no ending
I think this book was a little bit dry because it dragged on and on... at the end nothing good happened and i thought that something greater would of happened. Read more
Published on 17 Jan 2007 by tyson

5.0 out of 5 stars A must read!
This is a great book, a must read. I had to read it for school and i'm so glad i did because i may have never read it otherwise.
Published on 19 Nov 2006 by Zoe and Emma

5.0 out of 5 stars I Shall Forever Feel Sorry For Tulip And Guilty, Too.Guilty.
This book is a very touching story of how a young girl in a new place makes a friend with the wrong type of person. Read more
Published on 17 Feb 2006 by bright-heart

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