Nollaig Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 But all I recall is a guy named Spider. I SHOULD know what this book is called, but I'd forgotten about it until now. It's a young adult book, I think, probably for early to mid teens. I think Spider might have been a runaway or something similar, and I know his girlfriend was a main character in it too. Anyway, if anyone recalls a YA book with a main character called Spider, please let me know! Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 How old is it, Nollaig? There's a fairly recent book called Numbers by Rachel Ward: From amazon:Since her mother's death, fifteen-year-old Jem has kept a secret. When her eyes meet someone else's, a number pops into her head the date on which they will die. Knowing that nothing lasts forver, Jem avoids relationships, but when she meets a boy called Spider, and they plan a day out together, her life takes a new twist and turn. Waiting for the London Eye, she sees everyone in the queue has the same number - something terrible is going to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted June 26, 2010 Author Share Posted June 26, 2010 No, t was around when I was a youngish teen, so we're talking at least 6-10 years. It might even be older. I'll kick myself when I get the title, I should know it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickle Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 What about Traitors Gate by Catherine McPhail synopsis: This story is about a boy called Spider who is on a school field trip in a castle with his friend, Lizzie. He hates the field trip because he thinks it is boring. But then he finds out about a legend that was in the castle. It was about a leader of an army that tried to conquer another castle; he tried six times and on his seventh try he succeeded. Spider just wanted to test it a little so he wishes that the field trip was not so boring seven times and guess what Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted June 26, 2010 Author Share Posted June 26, 2010 Nope. It was dark and kind of depressing I think. I think drugs/homelessness etc were some kind of theme in it. Sheesh, would have thought 'Spider' would be a distinctive name, but apparently not! :lol; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucybird Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 Almost sounds like Junk...except the guy in that was called Tar... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted June 26, 2010 Author Share Posted June 26, 2010 ........Junk is another great book I'd forgotten about. Looking it up, it sounds a lot like what's in my head, so it's possible I'm mixing the two up - but there was definitely one with a guy called Spider. I must get a copy of Junk too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rawr Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 I've hunted around with these details for about twenty mins, it's incredibly hard because spiderman floods everything Haven't been able to find barely anything All I got at one point was about a guy who comes out of a psychiatric hospital or something and he is alone and wandering about London and he might have killed his mum in the past. That's all I got. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 This is really ringing bells in my head! Was there a mass murderer killing teenage runaways? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted June 28, 2010 Author Share Posted June 28, 2010 Nope, though that sounds like Catchman by Chris Wooding. (A Point Horror book, another of my favourites.) ....I was a pretty morbid child, wasn't I? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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