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The Bus Stop at the End of the World

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About the Book

At the bus stop, halfway between his new home and school, Ritchie's stumbled upon the spot where myth and real trouble get mixed up. Singing cowboys, green creatures from the hedge and the fastest girl on two wheels might not be enough to save him from the most dangerous enemy known to man.

About the Author :
Dan Anthony is an experienced scriptwriter and short story writer, having written and directed many radio programmes for BBC Radio Wales, and scripted plays for BBC Radio 4. He has written widely for children, working as a scriptwriter on CBBC's Story of Tracy Beaker and S4C's The Baaas. He lives in Penarth, Cardiff has an MA in The Teaching And Practice of Creative Writing from Cardiff University. He is the author of the popular Rugby Zombies trilogy and The Bus Stop at the End of the World.

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The novel begins with a red sweet and ends with a rice pudding, or at least the image of one. What lies in between is a veritable roller coaster of a bus ride with Richie, the rather reflective hero and all round sensitive 12-year-old facing the challenges of secondary school and being a “one off”. Set in Pembrokeshire with a deep sense of nature and landscape, the novel explores Richie’s life with his wounded veteran father, Jamie, a single parent. Despite loving his father deeply, the emptiness at the centre of his life draws Richie to many solitary hours at the bus stop arranging stones into imaginary armies, his own Camp Bastion. At this “intersection”, Richie is not alone: “the bus stop ... had chosen him.” Here Richie’s adventures begin with a host of vivid characters, including supportive bus drivers and dubious cowboys, Woody the woodland creature and rampant spanner men. Naturally there are witches. Annie “Bike” is a worthy and feisty heroine although never quite evocative enough to upstage Richie. Richie’s encounters at the bus stop will appeal to readers in the middle years and are rather more engaging than the slightly stereotypical and less finely drawn school scenes. It is the imagination which triumphs here and a special effort has been made to appeal to boys with plenty of pace, excitement and humour. The themes of otherness, loneliness and bullying are offset by a lively and tantalising glimpse into other worlds where time and place can be turned upside down. Richie’s trials, the build up to the last battle and the promise of a mysterious King ensure the reader is never bored. There is much to enjoy in the novel although some adult characters feel overly predictable and a little flat at times. With an all-knowing crow and a brooding black sheep keeping an eye on proceedings, however, readers will find much fun to focus on here.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781785621994
  • Publisher: Gomer Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Gomer Press
  • Height: 198 mm
  • No of Pages: 184
  • ISBN-10: 1785621998
  • Publisher Date: 30 Jan 2017
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Width: 129 mm


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