“Numbers is a true pulse racing narrative, leaving you breathless after only the first chapter.Deutscher Jugendliteraturepreis, Nominierungen der Jugendjury, 2011.Centurion Award (Bath & North East Somerset).Stockport Schools Book Award, Key Stage 4 2010.Flemish Children and Youth Literature Prize 2011 (14-16 age group).Waiting for the London Eye, she sees everyone in the queue has the same number – something terrible is going to happen.’ Knowing that nothing lasts forever, Jem avoids relationships, but when she meets a boy called Spider, and they plan a day out together, her life takes a new twist and turn. When her eyes meet someone else’s, a number pops into her head – the date on which they will die. ‘Since her mother’s death, fifteen-year-old Jem has kept a secret. ‘Numbers’ was published in the UK in January 2009, has now been sold to 26 countries.
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