The shadow of august door Sue Welford

Book report made by Peter Kerkhoven (A31)

The title of the book is the shadow of August, because she was kidnapped in August and that throws a shadow above Mattie’s life.

The characters in the book are:
Mattie: she’s the main character of the book.
Mary: she seemed to be the mother of Mattie, and she died.
Bram: Mattie’s boyfriend
Kelly: Mattie’s real sister

A short summary of the chapters:
Chapter one: Mary, Matties fake mother, died.
Chapter two: Mattie got a house in Porthland, witch she didn’t know it exist.
Chapter three: Mattie visited Porthland.
Chapter four: Mattie knew she was been in Porthland before
Chapter five: The searched for the parents of Mattie
Chapter six: They went back to their hometown to do some research.
Chapter seven: Mattie visited the women of the bookshop, a friend of here mother and she visited
the Fairground
Chapter eight: Mattie visited a hypnotic.
Chapter nine: Bram told here she was kidnapped
Chapter ten: Mattie started searching her real parents
Chapter eleven: Mattie thought she know who here parents are
Chapter twelve: She found here parents back.

The writer of the book is Sue Welford, here is some information:

Sue Welford was born in Sussex and attended Lewes Grammar School for Girls where the teachers soon despaired of her. 'All I ever wanted to do,' she admits, 'was to read books, make up stories and listen to rock music. They didn't seem to mind the first two but the third was definitely out!'

Most of Sue's time is still spent writing, reading and listening to rock music. She does still find time each day to walk the black Labrador and Jack Russell terrier along the beautiful beaches close to her home in New Zealand.

Sue has published six titles with Oxford; Out of the Blue, The Shadow of August, Starlight City, Nowhere to Run, Turning Point, and The Night After Tomorrow. The Night After Tomorrow won the Angus Book Award in 1996.

In 2002 watch out for Sue's two new titles published by Oxford University Press. Whispers on the Wind, published in January 2002 and Waiting for Mermaids, published in September 2002.