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Rachel Ward

Rachel Ward grew up in Bookham, Surrey. After school she studied Geography at Durham University and, combined working for a number of local authorities with raising a family. Her debut novel Numbers was shortlisted for the prestigious Waterstone’s Children’s Book Prize 2009, and the Southern Schools Book Award.

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Title:: Numbers
Written by:: Rachel Ward
Read by:: Sarah Coomes
Format:: Unabridged CD Audio Book
Number of CDs:: 8
Duration:: 8 hours 55 minutes
Published:: August 28 2011
Available Date:: August 28 2011
Age Category:: Young Adult
ISBN:: 9781743102961
Genres:: Fiction; Young Adult Fiction
Publisher:: Bolinda audio

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Longlisted The Carnegie Medal 2010
Winner Angus Book Award 2010
Shortlisted Blackpool Book Prize 2010
Longlisted Booktrust Teenage Prize 2010
Shortlisted Branford Boase Prize 2010
Shortlisted Centurion Award 2010

Since her mother's death, fifteen-year-old Jem has kept a secret. When her eyes meet someone else's, a number pops into her head - the date on which they will die. Knowing that nothing lasts forever, Jem avoids relationships, but when she meets a boy called Spider, and they plan a day out together, her life takes a new twist and turn. Waiting for the London Eye, she sees everyone in the queue has the same number - something terrible is going to happen...

“Numbers is a true pulse racing narrative, leaving you breathless after only the first chapter. Rachel Ward writes with a flair, picking out life’s more delicate moments amongst an unforgiving account of escape and hardship.”
John Lloyd, Waterstones

“Numbers is a high-concept, it-could-go-anywhere idea taken down an unexpected and interesting route. Seemingly downbeat, it is both intelligent and life-affirming.”
The Guardian

"If 15-year-old Jem looks into people’s eyes, she sees their numbers—numbers that foretell that person’s death date. Naturally, she avoids eye contact and, as a result, is considered shifty and weird. She makes no friends until Spider, a tall, skinny black classmate forces the issue. Reluctantly, Jem lowers her defenses, letting Spider into her life. To her horror, she discovers that his time in this life is nearly at an end. As one mishap after another plagues Jem and Spider, forcing them to go on the run, their relationship deepens. Sarah Coomes portrays young people especially well. Her youthful voice is energetic, and her characterizations are truthful. Rachel Ward spins an engrossing yarn, and Sarah Coomes gives it a fine reading."
AudioFile Magazine