A contemporary teen fantasy about an inept 14-year-old girl who struggles with lessons, gets bullied at school and suffers abuse at the hands of her alcoholic stepmother. One night, a catastrophic fire destroys a house on the small avenue where she lives. But this is no ordinary fire, and its lone victim, Alice Cripps, was no ordinary woman. In fact, nothing on The Avenue is what it appears to be - and that includes Belinda herself. For Belinda Fellgate – the girl with the emerald eyes - is far from the dullard she believes herself to be …
David and Tracy Holroyd, fresh from their marathon award-winning book series, The Perfect Pair Dolphin Trilogy, plunge into a world where suburban reality meets dark fantasy with the teen thriller Belinda Fellgate: HellCat.
The Belinda Fellgate story touches on many contemporary ‘life’ issues that other books of its kind avoid, such as alcoholism, bullying and animal cruelty. It is written to help teenage readers appreciate their planet and the non-human persons they share it with. Add to this David C Holroyd’s powerful artwork, and you have the perfect engine to inspire change and ambition.
And so, the scene is set. Join Belinda and Jinka as they bare their teeth and flex their claws; an angry young girl and her warrior cat … ready to GIVE ‘EM HELL!
A contemporary teen fantasy about an inept 14-year-old girl who struggles with lessons, gets bullied at school and suffers abuse at the hands of her alcoholic stepmother. One night, a catastrophic fire destroys a house on the small avenue where she lives. But this is no ordinary fire, and its lone victim, Alice Cripps, was no ordinary woman. In fact, nothing on The Avenue is what it appears to be - and that includes Belinda herself. For Belinda Fellgate – the girl with the emerald eyes - is far from the dullard she believes herself to be …
David and Tracy Holroyd, fresh from their marathon award-winning book series, The Perfect Pair Dolphin Trilogy, plunge into a world where suburban reality meets dark fantasy with the teen thriller Belinda Fellgate: HellCat.
The Belinda Fellgate story touches on many contemporary ‘life’ issues that other books of its kind avoid, such as alcoholism, bullying and animal cruelty. It is written to help teenage readers appreciate their planet and the non-human persons they share it with. Add to this David C Holroyd’s powerful artwork, and you have the perfect engine to inspire change and ambition.
And so, the scene is set. Join Belinda and Jinka as they bare their teeth and flex their claws; an angry young girl and her warrior cat … ready to GIVE ‘EM HELL!
