![]() It’s a realization that Jem has made when she was seven after discovering her own mother dead of a heroin overdose. When Jem looks into peoples’ eyes, she can see their number that is, Jem can see the date of any person’s death. ![]() NUM8ERS is Rachel Ward’s debut novel about a young girl named Jem, and a unique ability. Plus, I really loved the last Chicken House title I read (the supremely excellent Raiders’ Ransom by Emily Diamant), and Numbers was a similar competition-winning novella that was turned into a book. Why did I read this book: The cover completely caught my eye, and despite the immense cheesiness of the blurb, I was hooked by the premise of the book. How did I read this book: Review Copy from the publisher But while waiting to ride the Eye ferris wheel, Jem is terrified to see that all the other tourists in line flash the same number. ![]() Until she meets Spider, another outsider, and takes a chance. Burdened with such awful awareness, Jem avoids relationships. That number is a date: the date they will die. Publication Date: January 2009 (UK) / February 2010 (US)Įver since she was child, Jem has kept a secret: Whenever she meets someone new, no matter who, as soon as she looks into their eyes, a number pops into her head. ![]() Publisher: Chicken House/Scholastic (US & UK) ![]()
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