Devil's Toenail Hardcover – Import, 1 June 2004

Sally Prue . Scholastic Press . English

A bullied boy is lured by the dark power of revenge in this haunting fantasy by the author of COLD TOM. Stevie, 13, has started at a new school and is desperate for acceptance. Like any teenager, he is self-conscious and embarrassed by his family. But he also hates himself for being cruelly bullied at his old school, and he will do anything to be accepted by bullies here rather than be their victim. Then he finds an odd fossil called a Devil's Toenail, which fills him with an almost evil sense of daring. The Devil's Toenail's tauntings and urgings to take revenge on the world are relentless, but in the end, Stevie discovers that believing in himself is what brings true power and happiness.

Categories: Literature & Fiction

About the Author

Sally Prue has lived nearly all her life in Hertfordshire, England. As a child a combination of short-sight, social awkwardness, and monumental amounts of boredom led her to develop both an intense fantasy life and a longing to explore which still inspire her work as a writer for young people. Her novel Cold Tom won the Branford Boase Award and the Smarties Silver Award, and Song Hunter won the Young Quills Award for Historical Fiction.

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