Hangman

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. It was bad enough in the infants. Danny is different - that's the trouble - though it's hard to say exactly why. Being Danny's friend 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 Normandy, close to the D-Day beaches where men fought to defeat Fascism, a harmless game goes dreadfully wrong. `

Reviews

"Jarman provides a searing insight into the mindlessness of bullying and the fickleness of so-called friendship."
Books for Keeps

"A powerful and perceptive story."
Mail on Sunday

"Bound to touch the heart of every child who has ever been party, in whatever way, to a bullying situation . . . one of the best novels on the subject I've come across"
Northern Echo

"Hangman is for anyone who's ever been a playground thug or just stood by while someone else was being picked on. Bullying's no joke! Read this incredible book and take note."
The Times

"Julia Jarman has an amazing ability to convey complex layers and issues through short and sharp stories which have maximum impact...irresistable plot"
School Librarian