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    May 1, 2009 · BOOK REVIEW. by Holly Jackson. Fourteen-year-old Blade (aka Slicky) is a smart homeless kid who gets caught in many wrong places at a lot of wrong times. He’s been on the run from the police since he was seven, sneaking into houses and stealing people’s wallets to survive.

  2. Jan 1, 2008 · Blade: Playing Dead is the first in a series of books about a homeless teen in an unnamed UK city. He narrates his story as it happens to someone he calls Bigeyes. Beyond his control he is dragged into the underworld, running from both the cops and an unknown group of thugs from his past.

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  4. This fast-paced thriller offers an intense look into street life and gang violence, made all the more authentic by Blade’s tight, curse-ridden narration as he navigates the dangers of the urban underground.

  5. Apr 15, 2024 · In his candid, plain-spoken and gripping new memoir, “Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder,” Rushdie describes what happened next. The black-clad man, stabbing wildly, had 27 seconds ...

  6. Bowler delivers an intense, gripping novel that introduces Blade, a 14-year-old British boy with a mysterious past, who is living on the streets. After Blade suffers a beating by a local gang,...

  7. May 26, 2010 · Book Reviews. Blade: Playing Dead by Tim Bowler. May 26, 2010. By Paulina Bochenek BRONZE, Park Ridge, Illinois. More by this author. This is definitely one of the most fast-paced and...

  8. by Tim Bowler. 4.15 · 26 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 2010 · 1 edition. 'So now it's simple. Win and live, win and die.'. Bl…. Want to Read. Rate it: Playing Dead (Blade #1), Blade: Out of the Shadows, Breaking Free (Blade, #3), Running Scared (Blade #4), Fighting Back (Blade #5), Mixing It (Blade, #6...

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