The Edge (novel)
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| The Edge | |
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| Author | Alan Gibbons |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Children's |
| Publisher | Orion |
| Publication date | 1 July 2002 |
| Pages | 192 |
| ISBN | ISBN 978-1842550946 |
The Edge is a young adult novel by Alan Gibbons, published in 2002. It was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal.[1] It features a unique feature of changing character every so often. For example, when scenes change from one place to another, the character who it is based around changes. There is a lot of action in the book.
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[edit] Basic Storyline
At the start of the book, a mother and her son escape from the evil stepfather. The stepfather, named Chris, hears them and chased them to the local tube station. He is unsuccessful in his efforts to catch them. Unknown to Chris, the mother, Cathy, and the son, Danny, are going to live with Cathy's mother and father, named Joan and Harry. Chris believes that he owns Cathy, and tries to get her back. Cathy appeared to have destroyed all of the evidence which may lead Chris to her. At first, Harry refuses to accept Danny because he is half-caste. As the book progresses, Harry accepts Danny as his grandson. Danny has a lot of trouble at school with a bully named Steve Parker and his friends. He is also racist. Danny befriends a girl called Nikki, who Steve fancies. Eventually, Danny breaks Steve's nose. Chris, meanwhile, tried to get details off the school Danny used to attend, although the headteacher, Mr. Dickson, refuses to give Chris those details as requested by Cathy. He then tries to get clues from Danny's old friend, Abbie. Chris is halted at this attempt as well.
[edit] Danny
Danny is the main character in the book; he is half-caste and finds himself treated unfairly because of it. Danny is very talented at cross country running.
[edit] Cathy
Cathy is the mother of Danny, she often worries about what she has put Danny through. She gets a job at a cafe.
[edit] Chris
Chris is the stepfather of Danny, and he feels that Cathy is her woman and property of Chris Kane. He does all he can to get Cathy back.
[edit] Harry
Harry is the father of Cathy, the grandfather of Danny and the husband of Joan. He has a strong rivalry with the family next door, and is racist. He drove Cathy out of the house after she became pregnant with a black man.
[edit] Joan
Joan is the grandmother of Danny, the mother of Cathy and the wife of Harry. She doesn't feature very much, and was very happy to have her daughter living with her again.
[edit] Nikki
Nikki is the friend of Danny and the former girlfriend of Steve. She supports Danny in the battle against the bullies, and the couple form a relationship.She is a looker and quite .
[edit] Steve
Steve Parker lives next door to Danny and he and his friends Craig and Jamie give Danny a really hard time because of the colour of his skin. Steve suffers a broken nose when Danny punches him in retaliation to a racist comment.
[edit] Abbie
Abbie is one of Danny's friends from when he was living with Chris. He fought Chris and refused to give him any details on the whereabouts of Danny. (he didn't know anything about the location of Danny)
[edit] Des
Des is Danny's father. He appeared several times throughout the book.
[edit] PC Daniels
PC Daniels is one of the minor characters in the book, she had two cases relevant to the novel.
[edit] Footnotes
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