2007
Kyle encounters death when a train is derailed as he is
travelling on a school trip. The only way to avoid death is to live in the nightmares
of the other passengers.
Malorie Blackman admits that she has based the nightmares on
some that she has had and that she has used some of these in other stories she
has written. A full list is provided on the copyright page. She also admits that she has been able to pinpoint
the real life events that have led to the nightmares. This is all discussed in the Author’s Note at
the end of the book. Possibly the book could
lead to a discussion on the interpretation of dreams.
There is plenty of tension and pace throughout the novel and
Blackman keeps us guessing as to whether Kyle will survive and if others in the
train crash will live.
The hardback version is 338 pages long, uses a serif font,
size 13/14 and the text is blocked. The chapters are reasonably short.
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