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Books with author Philip Voss

  • Facetaker

    Philip Gross

    eBook (Matrix Digital Publishing, Oct. 15, 2007)
    Exciting mystery about a photo booth with a sinister yet seductive power. It began as a game the four of us, winding each other up with those stories about the photo booth down at the station - how it could... see things about people things they wouldn't want to know about themselves. But once you've started, you can't stop. And by the time we realised it was serious deadly serious then it was too late.
  • Carnival of The Animals

    Philip de Vos

    Hardcover (Lemniscaat imprint of Boyds Mills Press, Jan. 5, 1996)
    Bold illustrations enhance this lively collection of fourteen poems about a cast of diverse and unusual animals as they prepare with great excitement for their big debut at the carnival.
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  • Turn to Stone

    Philip Gross

    Hardcover (Dial, April 21, 2005)
    With no money and no place to go, Nick finds himself wandering the streets where he meets Swan and the other human statues of the street, but when Antonin spots him and offers him a place at the artists' academy, Nick fears that the offer is too good to be true.
  • Carnival of the animals

    Philip De Vos

    Paperback (Thorold's Africana Books [distributor], Aug. 16, 1998)
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  • Turn to Stone

    Philip Gross

    Hardcover (Dial, April 21, 2005)
    Nick is a runaway in desperate need of money and a safe place to sleep. That's when he meets Swan and the other human statues-a group of street artists who can turn themselves, almost, to stone. But soon Nick and Swan are spotted by Antonin, with his offer of a place at his artists' academy. Inside these ivy-covered walls is a world that's more like a cult than a theater school. And those students who leave, where do they really go? The deeper Nick digs, the more he's on the verge of uncovering the horrifying truth. A chilling, atmospheric thriller that unfolds to reveal grim secrets and startling revelations up to the very end.
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  • Facetaker

    Philip Gross

    Paperback (Scholastic Point, Aug. 20, 1999)
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  • The Lastling

    Philip Gross

    Paperback (Oxford University Press, June 1, 2006)
    Paris is thrilled when her Uncle Franklin decides to take her on his trip to the Himalayas. Franklin's influence gets them into places where tourists are not allowed, even into the forbidden war-zone, deep in the forest, to look for exotic and endangered species. Franklin is a man with avision, something dark and strange, but just how strange, Paris is about to find out...Themes: Madness, exploration, hunting, culture clash.Teaching Focus:* Humorous, sharp language of Black American teen culture* Engaging, lively first person narrative, creating empathy with character* Diary extracts add a sub-plot* Sympathetic treatment of sensitive themesRecommended for students in Years 8 and 9
  • The Lastling

    Philip Gross

    Hardcover (Clarion Books, Oct. 16, 2006)
    Fourteen-year-old Paris is thrilled when her rich, influential uncle Franklin decides to take her on a trip to the Himalayas. She hopes this will be her chance to prove just how mature and worthy of his company she is. But this will be no pleasure trip. Franklin and his friends are searching for rare and endangered species, and they travel deep into the war-ravaged forest to find them. There they come across Tahr, a twelve-year-old monk who has just seen a shocking vision—the face of a creature known before only in legends . . . and one that Franklin is determined to capture alive.Set in an exotic land wracked by violence, cruelty, and a threatened ecosystem, this edgy and strikingly original novel offers a riveting look at morality and the harshness of nature—both human and otherwise.
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  • The Lastling

    Philip Gross

    Paperback (Oxford University Press, USA, Jan. 6, 2005)
    Paris is on a trek in the Himalayas with her uncle and her uncle's friends. On the way they come across a young Tibetan monk, Tahr, who reluctantly joins their party as his protector has died in an accident. As the trek progresses, Paris realizes the true reason for the journey - her uncle and his friends are a strange, gourmet dining club, dedicated to hunting down and eating the rarest possible animals. So when they discover a young yeti-like creature, who is very nearly human herself, Tahr convinces Paris that they have a duty to protect her, come what may. Dramatically told in a lyrical style by Philip Gross, a well-known poet for both adults and children.
  • The Lastling

    Philip Gross

    Hardcover (Clarion Books, Oct. 16, 2006)
    Fourteen-year-old Paris is thrilled when her rich, influential uncle Franklin decides to take her on a trip to the Himalayas. She hopes this will be her chance to prove just how mature and worthy of his company she is. But this will be no pleasure trip. Franklin and his friends are searching for rare and endangered species, and they travel deep into the war-ravaged forest to find them. There they come across Tahr, a twelve-year-old monk who has just seen a shocking vision—the face of a creature known before only in legends . . . and one that Franklin is determined to capture alive.Set in an exotic land wracked by violence, cruelty, and a threatened ecosystem, this edgy and strikingly original novel offers a riveting look at morality and the harshness of nature—both human and otherwise.
  • The Lastling

    Philip Gross

    Hardcover (Oxford Univ Pr, Aug. 31, 2003)
    Paris is on a trek in the Himalayas with her uncle and her uncle's friends. On the way they come across a young Tibetan monk, Tahr, who reluctantly joins their party as his protector has died in an accident. As the trek progresses, Paris realizes the true reason for the journey - her uncleand his friends are a strange, gourmet dining club, dedicated to hunting down and eating the rarest possible animals. So when they discover a young yeti-like creature, who is very nearly human herself, Tahr convinces Paris that they have a duty to protect her, come what may.* Philip Gross is a well-known poet for both adults and children, and has been shortlisted for the Whitbread Poetry Award
  • Facetaker - Large Print

    Philip Gross

    Paperback (pollinger limited, Sept. 5, 2000)
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