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Stone Cold

AuthorRobert Swindells

NarratorCrispin Letts

Duration2h 54m

CategoriesYoung Adult and Teen Fiction

Key StageKS4

PublisherInhouse

VersionUnabridged

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Forced out of the family home by an abusive stepfather, `Link' is down and out in London. He vividly recounts the day to day experiences of life on the streets. As the author alternates Link's tale with that of an unknown serial killer preying on the homeless, you see how closely their lives brush against each other and know it's only a matter of time before they clash.. Winner of the Carnegie Medal.

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