The Devil's Ladder by Graham Joyce
(Age 10-15) The
author of this marvelous book,
Graham Joyce, was born in England in 1954. He has written many books
but The
Devil's Ladder is one that stood out from
the rest because it
was interesting and had all of Graham's ideas into one book.
The
Devil's Ladder is about a teenage girl,
Sophie, who goes to a
rough, crazy school and a teenage boy, James, who is known as 'The
Geek'.
James goes to a posh, private and very expensive school. Sophie and
James have
nothing in common, or do they? They have a
very
special and dangerous talent. They are Savants! A Savant is someone who
can see what others cannot and they
can enter
the world of demons. But when a demon, a Gozard, starts to suck all of
the life out of Sophie's friend they
realize
it isn't a game any more. So Sophie throws herself at the demon to save
her friend's life. But, the Gozard only starts to suck the life out of
Sophie.
Slowly
and
carefully James and Sophie begin to climb, one rung at a time, The
Devil's Ladder.
I,
personally, recommend this book for 10- 15 year olds, due to it having
some
terrifying parts! Enjoy!
Heidi Bigg (student)