Thief!

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Lydia is quite happy with her life; she has just moved down from London to a small town called Tarwich and has already made a friend but then she is blamed for a theft that she did not commit. Suddenly her life turns upside down and everywhere she looks people are pointing at her and shouting ‘THIEF!’. All she wants to do is hide in humiliation and only her 10-year-old brother, Danny, really understands how she feels. Isn’t that nice? Time Travel: - largely forwards/future Time Travel story? - Yes Family relations - Yes Main Character Identity: - Female Mike seems to be one of the reasonable people here; but his point of view on the matter is never explained? We never discover why he lies to the resistance about who Lydia is, though he’d have many reasons to, as established. The whole initial conflict. Look, I get Lydia feeling distraught. She’s a bit pathetic, but everything was describing pretty well; probably the best bit of description in the book - how she feels that everyone hates her, what it’s like to be outside when everyone thinks you’re a thief. But it gets pulled to such ridiculous proportions. I’d buy it if this were just Lydia’s perception; she is convinced every single soul in the town hates her because she is so anxious, when in truth it isn’t such a big deal - but considering that this conflict triggers the whole plot, it doesn’t come across that way. And also the fact that Frankie remembered all this in painstaking detail and even passed it down to her daughter. ~ This is further reinforced by the Henson’s believing they were ‘forced’ out of the town which is ‘directly linked’ to their crash. If only he [Daniel Henson] had some family,” said a second man’s voice. “Then we could kidnap his wife or children and have something to bargain with.”

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You're the new girl in school. You're just trying to fit in - and it's not working. Then someone accuses you of theft, and you think things can't get any worse. Until you get caught in a freak storm . . . I LOVES THIS BOOK SO MUCH, IT IS BRILLANT. The book it about a girl who just moved to a new town and begins a new school. she gets pressured to steal a trophy to be a part of a group. she gets framed and ends up running away. and goes to the future, where she sees her brother as the master of a town and is horrible to everyone, because of what happened to his sister.Lydia a new girl at school has been accused of stealing from the school. In reality she is a victim of bullying-but only her brother really believes she didn't steal. The bullying gets to a point where Lydia decides she needs to get away...only to collapse and wake up in a completely new world... Lydia soon realsises she is in the future and it is up to her to put things right! Obviously a book aimed at children, so the dialogue and description is a little simple, but a fun story nonetheless which took a turn I didn’t see coming at all. The Times newspaper once described Malorie as a ‘National Treasure’. Looking at her remarkable list of accomplishments, it is difficult to argue with that sentiment. A children story that can only be enjoyed by the children is not a good children story in the slightest.” - C.S. Lewis Anyway, let's give her the benefit of the doubt and say that she got accused of stealing the trophy that the school give huge sh*ts about apparently and get the consequences. The next bit where she confronts her friend and "pushes" her in front of a car was a good scene and I enjoyed it. It was almost the breaking point for our poor friend who had just been accused of stealing and now accused of pushing her in front of a car.

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Lydia is understandably stressed out by the accusations; starts feeling persecuted and the like. But she is so ridiculously snappy with Frankie - not just once, but twice, when Frankie tries to talk to her. It’s not entirely unrealistic, as with everything concerning Lydia’s character, but it doesn’t make her likeable or interesting. If this was some foolish kind of prank, Lydia, then I have to tell you I’m not amused- Now I don’t believe you meant to really steal it, otherwise you would have taken it home with you. Certainly you’d have taken it off the school premises(...)” and you’re wrong,” one man’s voice argued vehemently. “If we get rid of him, how do you know he won’t be replaced by someone worse?” When questioned about the title, Malorie explained that she chose it as it was the sort of game that nobody seems to play once they become an adult, because, in her words, ‘nobody ever wins’. Fleeing on to the moors when she is unfairly accused of theft, an unusual storm suddenly whirls 12-year-old Lydia into the future. But will it ever let her return?

I think this is a great, fantastic, thriller book and I would definitely recommend it to anyone who enjoys fantasy, science-fiction thriller books. Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.20 Ocr_module_version 0.0.17 Old_pallet IA19213 Openlibrary_edition The next thing you know, you're in the future. Being shot at for being out after curfew. You don't even recognise your hometown. And you're heading for a confrontation from your worst nightmare.

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But damn. That time travel wasn’t thought through. Or rather. None of the characters thought it through. At first I thought only Lydia was an idiot. But. Seems like I was wrong. I didn’t mind Lydia in this book, and the prose wasn’t great, but entirely tolerable, as long as you ignore all the exclamation points. High profile cases such as the horrific murder of Stephen Lawrence, as well as her own negative personal experiences, made her consider the issue of race. By this time she felt she had a comfortable platform and respect enough within the world of writing (as well as television) to contribute positively to a difficult subject. Noughts and CrossesAnd finally, I just want to whinge about Lydia’s character...nothing wrong here, I just didn’t grow to like her much. Her reason for declaring Frankie her ‘best friend’ after three weeks is because: Lydia had found someone like her: someone who loved comics and carrots, someone who hated everything with cabbage in it, and who thought that circus clowns were downright boring.” I chose this book as a step out of my comfort zone- I rarely read any sci fi related books- but I was pleasantly suprised. The Tyrants meets Lydia, who recognise each other. The Tyrant looks like Lydia’s dad with some of their mothers features. The Tyrant thinks that someone modified her face so she’d look like his sister when she was her age. The Tyrant shows Lydia a Tower when she keeps refusing to admit she’s fake. The Tower is in memory of Lydia, who died a few days before her 13th birthday, December 18th in a car crash. The Tyrant blames The Town for ‘forcing them out” due to Lydia’s alleged crimes (which she never even committed). Lydia escapes without Mike, who told her that if they got caught they both had to run away, without each other if that’s what it takes. Lydia escapes through a hidden Tunnel under a tree with Fran’s help. Lydia tells Fran her story, about the Collivale sports cup and Fran’s mothers accident. Fran puts together a story that her mother Frankie once told her. That Lydia was framed for both crimes she allegedly committed, and Fran knows who the culprit is. Fran calls Mrs Joyce, telling her that Mike has been captured. Mrs Joyce is not just upset, she’s also scornful and regretful. She expresses that the Tyrant “really hates us” but when she says “us” she means herself and Mike.

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Firstly we are introduced to the main protagonist, Lydia. She's a 12 year old who's main goal is to just fit in school. I'm sure many of us have been there before. So far the books going well. I thought this book was really good because imagine you're just the new girl. Someone says you have to steal a sport trophy to join the group. You then get accused of stealing (but u didn't) you get caught in a rarity storm. You now start thinking, ''What if I can change the past to save the future?' Thief" is not fantasy, per se, but has elements of the supernatural, if you will. The opening chapters are a reflection of true life, but then, as the story progresses, we see our protagonist travelling into the future (I hope that's not a spoiler!). Things really get interesting from there. REALLY. Thief!' centres around a character named Lydia who is labelled as a thief by a bully at her school. Lydia tries to escape the bullying and retreats to the moors near her home. Whilst walking through the moors Lydia is transported to the future and is met with a much changed, cruel world ruled by a familiar tyrant. I don't want to give anything away, so I'll stop there!Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2020-09-14 10:05:18 Boxid IA1928621 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier