Stone Cold by Robert Swindells - Teaching Resources
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The protagonist of the novel is Link, a 16 year old boy who is homeless, frightened and alone on the streets of London. Life on the streets becomes more bearable when Link meets up with other streetwise young people but then he notices that people are disappearing...
The story is narrated in the first person. The author switches from character to character, but still uses the first person narrative. Characters telling the story include Link and an ex-army officer determined to get rid of the 'street people'.
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Stone Cold - Questions for 6 Lessons
http://lce-english.yolasite.com/resources/Stone%20Cold%20Dossier.pdf Added: 25 Oct 2017 Contributor: Scoilnet Resource type: WorksheetA PDF with helpful questions on the novel 'Stone Cold' by Robert Swindells. Questions are broken down into pages within the novel.
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- JC
- English
Strand: 2. Reading
Strand unit: 04. Respond to Literary Texts Critically
Stone Cold - Audio Introduction
https://www.brillianceaudio.com/product?i=32858 Added: 25 Oct 2017 Contributor: Scoilnet Resource type: Audio / VideoA short three minute audio file for Stone Cold. Could be used as a brief overview of the characters in the novel Stone Cold.
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- JC
- English
Strand: 2. Reading
Strand unit: 06. Character/Setting/Story/Action
