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Gillian Cross
160 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141312637
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Puffin Books
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Dinah and her brothers have moved house as their dad's got a new job at the Biogenetic Research Centre. People in the village talk like robots when the centre is mentioned. The author has won the Carnegie Medal, the Whitbread Children's Novel Awar...
Community Reviews Summary of 31 reviews
Moods
dark 50%
mysterious 50%
lighthearted 25%
tense 25%
Pace
fast 50%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 66% | A mix: 33%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 33% | No: 33% | Yes: 33%Loveable characters?
Yes: 66% | No: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 66% | Yes: 33%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | No: 33%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Body horror, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail—
Gillian Cross
160 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141312637
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Puffin Books
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Dinah and her brothers have moved house as their dad's got a new job at the Biogenetic Research Centre. People in the village talk like robots when the centre is mentioned. The author has won the Carnegie Medal, the Whitbread Children's Novel Awar...
Community Reviews Summary of 31 reviews
Moods
dark 50%
mysterious 50%
lighthearted 25%
tense 25%
Pace
fast 50%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 66% | A mix: 33%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 33% | No: 33% | Yes: 33%Loveable characters?
Yes: 66% | No: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 66% | Yes: 33%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | No: 33%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Body horror, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail