A heroic journey made by a boy who wasn't born to be a hero.Waking up in the aftermath of a terrorist attack, 13-year-old Jamal sets out to find out why the rules he grew up with no longer apply and how he fits into the new world that he finds himself in. The Ghosts & Jamal is an original and co
The Gamal
✍ Scribed by Ciarán Collins
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury USA
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 317 KB
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
✦ Synopsis
Meet Charlie. People think he's crazy. But he's not. People think he's stupid. But he's not. People think he's innocent... He's the Gamal. Charlie has a story to tell, about his best friends Sinead and James and the bad things that happened. But he can't tell it yet, at least not 'til he's worked out where the beginning is. Is the beginning long ago when Sinead first spoke up for him after Charlie got in trouble at school for the millionth time? Or was it later, when Sinead and James followed the music and found each other? Or was it later still on that terrible night when something unspeakable happened after closing time and someone chose to turn a blind eye? Charlie has promised Dr Quinn he'll write 1,000 words a day, but it's hard to know which words to write. And which secrets to tell. This is the story of the dark heart of an Irish village, of how daring to be different can be dangerous, and how there is nothing a person will not do for love. Exhilarating, bitingly ...
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