The Binding
By: Jenny Alexander
Series: ACB originals; ACB originals
Publisher: A & C Black
Published: 2015
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 215
ISBN-13: 9781472908728
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Secret societies; Juvenile fiction; Dominance (Psychology); Secrecy; Interpersonal relations; Islands
Description: When Jack and his family arrive on the remote, blustery Scottish island of Morna, the whole summer holiday seems doomed...until they find the den. The three children who claim it are the only other children their age on the island - and soon Jack, Tressa and Harry are initiated into their secret society, the Binding, which charismatic Duncan presides over with elaborate rules, ceremonies and punishments. Jack wants to belong. He doesn't want trouble. But as the summer goes on, he begins to understand more about the Binding. Jack's going to have to stand up to Duncan - whatever it costs him. A tense, compulsive exploration of the effects of secrets, authority, boredom, and fear.
Notes: Ages 13+.