Whatever youre looking for information to help you on a school project, or details about any of my books i hope you find it here. I wanted to write something better for the kind of pupils i was teaching than what was generally available. Wesley staces top 10 books about children aimed at adults. Nigel hinton books list of books by author nigel hinton. This is the longawaited new book from nigel hinton, author of the excellent young adult book buddy. A moving, totally convincing account of a boys faltering. Time bomb an alex delaware novel by the time psychologist dr.
As a child he was most interested in reading, going to the movies, and playing with friends out on the street or on the many bomb sites that existed after the second world war. If the vast majority of the worlds scientists are right, we have just ten years to avert a major catastrophe that could send our entire planets climate system into a tailspin of epic destruction involving extreme weather, floods, droughts, epidemics and killer heat waves beyond anything we have ever experienced a catastrophe of. A sniper had opened fire on a crowded playground, but was gunned down before any children were hurt. Are there any good similes or metaphors for time and bombs. The summer of 1949 changes everything for andy and his three best friends. Great characters schoolboys during a long hot second world war summer in a riveting situation. Four boys are leaving primary school forever in the summer of 1949. While the tv news crews feasted on the scene and alex began his therapy sessions with the. I have had a number of short stories published in various collections. Im writing a story where a character is unconscious because of cyanide poisoning, but none of the other characters know. He began teaching part time and also worked as a professional actor.
See all books authored by nigel hinton, including time bomb, and until proven guilty, and more on thriftbooks. Prior to his career as a writer, he worked in advertising and as a teacher, during which time he wrote his first novel for teenagers. It also relates to young people things like loyalty and selfawareness. He is the author of over twenty books and short stories and has written for tv, film, radio and theatre. They are anxiously waiting for an ambulance to arrive. Nigel hinton on the kentsussex border, united kingdom i have written 20 books, including the buddy trilogy and the four books in the beaver towers series.
Out of the darkness won the lancashire book award and the stockport book award. Nigel hinton in postworld war ii england, four boys are leaving primary school forever and they are looking forward to a summer of freedom. Andy, the adult narrator of this unsettling story, recalls his little gang of boyhood neighbours, in the same class at school and with the run of a. When buddys mum walks out, the two manage to strike up some kind of relationship until buddy realizes that his dad is involved in something more serious than he suspected. Time bomb is, simply, a superb book that i unreservedly recommend. Buddy has a hopeless father who is an aging rocker, interested only in elvis and bikes, and living on the fringes of the underworld. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Nigel hinton born 1941 in london is an english novelist hinton worked in advertising for two years, then taught english for nine years.
A dozen people are killed, and students trapped on the second floor suspect the bomber may be among them. Set in postwar britain, the story follows 11yearold andy and his three friends as they experience a growingup summer before going on to secondary school. Collision course by hinton, nigel and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Ive never told this story to anyone because when i was twelve i swore an oath in blood that i would never tell it. Mix them all together and the end result is time bomb. Nigel hinton was born in london in 1941 in the middle of an airraid.
Five of the books collision course, the finders, out of the darkness, buddys blues, and time bomb have won prizes. The hugely successful buddy followed and then buddys song which was made into a film for which he wrote the. Contributor to books, including peels men, hamlyn, 1978. Hinton wrote many other books besides the outsiders. Set in postwar britain during the summer of 1949, the novel. Its full of adventure but its also a book which tries to look at the whole question of what life is about. Parents need to know that time bomb is a contemporary thriller by joelle charbonneau dividing eden, the testing, in which someone explodes a number of bombs at a public high school. Time bomb is a novel by british author nigel hinton which was first published in 2005. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint. Alex delaware reached the school the damage was done. He began teaching parttime and also worked as a professional actor. Nigel hinton now grown, andy tells the story of the summer of 1949 when, embittered after enduring injustice at their english school and disappointed by the adults in their lives, he and his friends wrestle with. This is a work of some considerable length aimed at the older reader. Time bomb by nigel hinton 97801418332 lovereading4kids.
Time bomb by nigel hinton meet your next favorite book. When nathans dad is accused of a crime he did not commit, the race is on for nathan to prove his innocence before its too late. Nigel hinton hated school and left to try several jobs before returning to education and training to be a teacher. Buy time bomb book online at low prices in india time. Seven students trapped in their school after a bomb goes off must fight to survive while also discovering who among them is the bomber in this provocative new thriller from the author of the new york times bestselling testing trilogy. He taught for nine years before, encouraged by the publication of his first book, collision course, he began to write fulltime. He writes in a very eloquent way and uses clear and effective language in the book. Nigel hinton the author of this book writes it in a way that actually can relate some world issues like racism. The concept came to the author whilst he was waiting at traffic lights in his car. Jan mark gets caught up in nigel hintons postwar tale of craters and boyish camaraderie, time bomb. Internet archive contributor internet archive language english. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Kudos to nigel hinton, the author, for being able to put down on paper the thoughts and behaviors of several 11 to 12 year old boys, a misguided teen and several parents, teachers, etc.
His novel time bomb, set in 1949 in the area he grew up. Time bomb by nigel hinton book cover, description, publication history. In the book buddy by nigel hinton what is buddys dads name. He then worked as a professional actor and did some parttime teaching before deciding to concentrate on writing. Buy a cheap copy of time bomb book by nigel hinton. Asked in books and literature what is the setting in the book time bomb by nigel hinton. My first novel was written while i was still a teacher. What is the blurb for out of the darkness by nigel hinton. When they are betrayed by the adults in their lives, four boys band together after discovering a leftover wwii ordnance and make a lifechanging decision as a result of the betrayal. Set in postwar london the book is somewhere between a coming of age book and a loss of innocence book. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. I need a simile or metaphor for seconds feeling like hours, but the feeling that a bomb will go off any second. Nigel hinton born 1941 in london is an english novelist, primarily of teenage fiction.
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