Coming Back

David Hill

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RYAN: In the headlights, I saw her face. Brown hair swinging as she turned to stare at us. Brown eyes stretched wide and startled. Then she hit the windscreen.

TARA: I heard a roaring, shuddering noise. I was in mid-air, arms and legs stretched out.
Then everything - the car, the guys, me - went rushing and shrinking together in a tiny glare of light, and I sank into the dark.

Ryan has just got his licence. He's in his car with his mates. Tara likes to go running. She's on her way back home. Neither of them is paying much attention...
The tragic accident that follows impacts many lives.

A moving and compelling story of recovery, told by one of New Zealand's foremost children's writers.

Every young adult who feels 10 feet tall and bullet proof when they get behind the wheel of a car should read Coming Back.
- Marlborough Express

Book Details

Publisher: Aurora Metro Books
Publish Date: Sep 15th, 2006
Pages: 192
Language: English
Edition: undefined - undefined
Dimensions: 7.83in - 5.15in - 0.55in - 0.46lb
EAN: 9780954233020
Recommended age: 13-18
Categories: • Australian & Oceanian

About the Author

Hill, David: - David Hill is a distinguished New Zealand writer, best known for his award-winning novels for young people, which have been translated into several languages. Born in Napier, New Zealand, David studied at Victoria University of Wellington and became a high-school teacher, taking up writing full-time in 1982. David has published more than 40 titles over the past three decades, winning many awards. In 2004 David was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit and in 2005 he was awarded the Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal, acknowledging his significant contribution to children's literature in New Zealand.

Praise for this book

This is a realistic and compassionate story... avoiding the cliché of the drunk teenager, opting instead to show what happens when a reasonably responsible but inexperienced driver loses his concentration long enough to cause a horrific accident that almost kills a girl. - New Zealand Herald

A powerful, heart-rending story of error and redemption, anger and forgiveness. - Taranaki Daily News

The stomach knots from page one of Coming Back, a convincing documentary-style story about everyone's teenage car accident nightmare. A gritty read about a boy facing tragedy with true courage. - The Dominion-Post

David Hill wastes no time introducing his two main characters with their alternating narratives, a structure that immediately builds interest, tension and suspense... a gripping, emotionally resonant story. Highly recommended. - Magpies Magazine

Every young adult who feels 10 feet tall and bullet proof when they get behind the wheel of a car should read Coming Back. - Marlborough Express

Despite its subject matter, this is a novel about hope, about budding romantic attachments, about developing one's talents, and above all, about supporting others. Recommended. - Tailspinner Magazine

This book is excellent for teens! I got so caught up in it that I just switched off to everything else. An absorbing story of friendship and family as well as hate and regret. - Grace Haack, Palmerston North Intermediate School

I would recommend Coming Back as a good book for 12 to 18 year-olds. Anyone can read the book and enjoy it. - Courtney Jones, age 14, The Mirror