Product Description

Cassie Edwards survived the car accident which killed her sister and crippled their father - that makes her the lucky one, doesn't it?

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #635033 in Books
• Published on: 2004-12-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 172 pages

Review
"This is one of the best books I have ever read. It keeps you turning the pages from start to finish. I was lost in Talli's world and didn't want to come back." G.P. Taylor, author of the New York Times bestsellers 'Shadowmancer' and 'Wormwood'.

Customer Reviews

Do ghosts exist??
What a lovely story. I could'nt put this book down!! I admit, it may not be of interest to a lot of children to start with due to it being about the Brontes, but this should not deter anyone from reading it!! Its a very simple story of a girl who is struggling with family and school life and has a wonderful imagination. Although she was eventually diagnosed with Dyspraxia you hope that her imagination was 'real' and all she saw and heard was really there. Any child reading this book will learn some interesting facts about the Brontes as well as undertanding that anyone who is 'different' is not always what they seem. Its usually the bully who has a problem, not the victim!! It brought back some memories when i was bullied at school, but is dealt with sympathetically. I think this book would make a brilliant movie!! Read it!!

Talli's Secret as an educational tool.
As a teacher speaking on behalf of his Year Six class, I have to congratulate Julie Noble for this wonderful story of a girl fighting to stay afloat in a world that is determined to pull her under. Julie Noble's description of characters within the story is so powerful my pupils could not help but empathise completely with Cassie. The fascinating mix of fact and fiction opens up a whole world of intrigue and discovery for any child, whether they are 10 and 11 like my class or 28 like myself. Well done Julie Noble!! One of the best books I've read in ages.

Talis secret
I have just finished reading this book i think it is absolutly fantastic I could not put it down as a dyspraxic and dyslexic person myself i was able to completely realate to cassie as i only found out i had these when i was 19 just over a year ago
i was also in trouble alot because of the things i struggled with at school didn't have many friends and was bullied.

I think that this book has been wonderfully written in a style which is very catching to the reader and it has a happy ending which i love