The Gift
1973
First Published
3.72
Average Rating
174
Number of Pages
Davy Price, a boy with erratic telepathic powers, finds himself in touch with the mind of a violent criminal, with whom his irresponsible father is also somehow involved. Originally published in 1973, this thrilling tale is from the writer whom Philip Pullman calls "one of the real masters of children’s literature."
Avg Rating
3.72
Number of Ratings
85
5 STARS
18%
4 STARS
46%
3 STARS
28%
2 STARS
7%
1 STARS
1%
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Author
Peter Dickinson
Author · 58 books
Peter Malcolm de Brissac Dickinson OBE FRSL was a prolific English author and poet, best known for children's books and detective stories. Peter Dickinson lived in Hampshire with his second wife, author Robin McKinley. He wrote more than fifty novels for adults and young readers. He won both the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Children's Award twice, and his novel The Blue Hawk won The Guardian Award in 1975.
