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''The Butterfly Effect '': the scientific theory that a single occurrence, no matter how small, can change the course of the universe forever.When a butterfly startles a young rabbit, and the rabbit makes a horse rear, it starts a chain of events, over the course of one day, that will change people''s lives . . . and end people''s lives.From a climber on Everest to a boy in Malawi . . . from a commercial pilot to an American psycho . . . the chaos knows no bounds.This heart-stopping adventure by writer, film maker and climber Matt Dickinson will leave readers breathless. It''s the book Jack Bauer would have read as a teenager!

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'. . . action-packed crackers kids will fly through.' * The Sun *
'Thrilling and thoughtful stuff for a 21st-century reader' * Telegraph *
'A pacy and thrilling read building to a dramatic finale. An imaginative page turner' * Booktrust *
'Slick as an oil-spill, and equally combustive, this yarn for mid-teens takes chaos theory as its basis . . . Gripping.' * The Telegraph *
'A fast-paced thriller with a generous drizzle of epicness. Utterly devourable.' * LoveReading4kids.co.uk, teen reader review *

Mortal Chaos

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    A Paperback / softback by Matt Dickinson

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      Publisher: Oxford University Press
      Publication Date: 02/02/2012
      ISBN13: 9780192757135, 978-0192757135
      ISBN10: 019275713X

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      ''The Butterfly Effect '': the scientific theory that a single occurrence, no matter how small, can change the course of the universe forever.When a butterfly startles a young rabbit, and the rabbit makes a horse rear, it starts a chain of events, over the course of one day, that will change people''s lives . . . and end people''s lives.From a climber on Everest to a boy in Malawi . . . from a commercial pilot to an American psycho . . . the chaos knows no bounds.This heart-stopping adventure by writer, film maker and climber Matt Dickinson will leave readers breathless. It''s the book Jack Bauer would have read as a teenager!

      Trade Review
      '. . . action-packed crackers kids will fly through.' * The Sun *
      'Thrilling and thoughtful stuff for a 21st-century reader' * Telegraph *
      'A pacy and thrilling read building to a dramatic finale. An imaginative page turner' * Booktrust *
      'Slick as an oil-spill, and equally combustive, this yarn for mid-teens takes chaos theory as its basis . . . Gripping.' * The Telegraph *
      'A fast-paced thriller with a generous drizzle of epicness. Utterly devourable.' * LoveReading4kids.co.uk, teen reader review *

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