The Truth about Celia Frost

By Author / Illustrator

Paula Rawsthorne

Genre

Adventure

Publisher

Usborne Publishing Ltd

ISBN

9781409531098

Format

Paperback / softback

Published

01-08-2011

Synopsis

Celia Frost is a freak. At least that's what everyone thinks. Her life is ruled by a rare disorder that means she could bleed to death from the slightest cut, confining her to a gloomy bubble of safetyA\". No friends. No fun. No life. But when a knife attack on Celia has unexpected consequences, her mum reacts strangely. Suddenly they're on the run. Why is her mum so scared? Someone out there knows - and when they find Celia, she's going to wish the truth was a lie - A buried secret; a gripping manhunt; a dangerous deceit: what is the truth about Celia Frost? A page-turning thriller that's impossible to put down.

Reviews

A very interesting plot with a lot of twists. Sol was very nice and a great friend because of the amount of times he saved Celia. Finding out what happened in the end with her disorder and mum was very interesting and had my class talking about it all day. A very good book recommended for kids and young teens.

Suggested Reading Age 11+

Celia Frost suffers from a dangerous blood disease. It has made her mother over protective and secretive, she has changed schools so many times she can't remember and is continuously moving house. After an incident at school where she is taken to A&E, they move on again to a run-down estate on the outskirts of town. There she meets Sol, the youngest brother in a family of refugees, and they become friends and spend most of their time at the flooded quarry. Until the sleazy detective, Frankie Byrne, arrives on the scene to track down Celia and her mother for a very secretive client. This turns from an intriguing family story about an over protective mother and a daughter with a serious illness into a page-turning thriller. What is the matter with Celia? Why is the client looking for her? Why is here mother so frightened and paranoid? Can Sol and his brothers save Celia and her mother? Definitely one for readers who like a mystery that keeps the pages turning. (343 pages). Age 12+.