Hangman

By Julia Jarman

Toby's heart sinks when he hears that Danny Lamb is coming to Lindley High School. Danny will expect Toby to be his friend, and Toby doesn't want that again. Danny is different and Toby is embarassed to be his friend. It would destroy his street cred and put his friends off him. He doesn't want to harm Danny. He wouldn't bully him. Of course not. But on a school trip to France, close to the D-Day beaches where men fought to defeat Fascism, a harmless game goes dreadfully wrong. Toby has to choose sides--the bullies or Danny--and his choice could save a life.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1842706837
• ISBN13: 9781842706831
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Andersen Press
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.5" x 5.0"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Fiction tells a truth

Julia Jarman often visited to talk with pupils at two schools where I was headteacher.She knew how to ask big questions. "Hangman considers some of the biggest.Everyone,at some time,has ignored,sniggered about,or excluded another person on purpose. What makes us do that?Why does labelling someone "different" make us think it's OK to bully?Is it possible to be an "innocent" bystander?Or do we all share the guilt?Do innocent people REALLY have to die before the rest of us realize that when we "bully" others we betray ourselves and the people we love?Julia Jarman's powerful story puts such questions into a compelling,exciting (and ultimately optimistic)story which is hard to put down.Every school and library on the planet should have a copy!!