In Lonnie's Shadow

by Edwards, Chrissie

• ISBN13: 9781876462918
• ISBN10: 1876462914
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-08-01
• Publisher: Intl Pub Marketing

Summary

The discovered artifacts from an archaeological dig in Melbourne become the backdrop for this story about a group of teenagers in 1891 who are struggling to make their way in a world that seems to be conspiring against them whichever way they turn. Lonnie McGuinness knows only one thing for sure - there doesn't seem to be any fairness in life for him or his mates. So he decides to take matters into his own hands. But when does a favour turn into a crime? And when should a secret no longer be kept? In Lonnie's Shadow has appeal to teen readers (both boys and girls) through its: characters, who wind their way through a tough, unflinching world which presents a range of problems for them to resolve. Then they must face the consequences; story-line which is multilayered, with twists and turns including: crimes that are not always what they appear to be; first love; gang warfare; a kidnap; an abortion; a horse switch; an illegal horse race around the streets of Melbourne as dangerous as a high powered car race on the streets of today.