Hodder Literature: an exciting series of literature titles for Key Stage 3 for whole class use. Jacob wakes in the middle of a field with no recollection of how he came to be there. The only thing he can clearly remember is his name. Is he alive or dead? Jacob is then taken by Virgil, a mysterious guide, to a featureless place named Locus. He is given a grey uniform and becomes part of a mass of young people, all resigned to their fate and struggling to piece together memories of their previous existence. With two companions, Jacob sets out on a journey back towards the life he has left. The journey is uncertain; there is no guide, nor any advice as to decisions that have to be made. Challenges, temptations, fearful encounters with strange characters and creatures lead him to the Palace of Remembrance, the gateway back to the real world, where a final (or is it a first?) choice awaits him.>
This is Book 4 in the Hodder Literature Series. See all Hodder Literature books here.
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Brian Keaney is a former teacher who now writes full time. His other books include Bitter Fruit and Jacob's Ladder, which have been shortlisted for the South Lanarkshire Children's Book Award. His young adult fantasy trilogy, The Promises of Dr Sigmundus, has received rave reviews, one from Philip Pullman himself!
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