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Young building worker, Toni V, finds a diary buried in a water can in the rubble of a construction site. He knows he should just hand it in to the Supervisor – that’s the rule. But curiosity gets the better of him and he starts reading. At first the diarist, Pelly D, seems like any ordinary girl, writing about clothes, parties, boys. But underneath the light, sassy, often sarcastic narrative, Toni V begins to sense that something very different, sinister, and scary is unfolding.
Set far in the future and on a distant planet, Pelly D’s diary bears witness, through the eyes of a young girl, to the terrifying consequences of genetic classification.
Set far in the future and on a distant planet, Pelly D’s diary bears witness, through the eyes of a young girl, to the terrifying consequences of genetic classification.
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Reviews
The Diary of Pelly D is a clever, unusual story that readers looking for something different will find captivating. The book reveals its secrets slowly with maximum impact.
This riveting dystopia will stun readers with its resemblance to the Jewish Holocaust.
Both poignant and chilling - an excellent companion to historical Holocaust literature,
A clever, unusual story that readers looking for something different will find captivating.
This riveting dystopia will stun readers.
It is one of those books which remain in the mind long after reading it.
This spellbinding novel starts out as a simple story but a growing feeling of unease keeps you wanting to know more.
This provocative addition to the growing body of dystopian literature for teens is a disturbing book that shouldn't be missed.
This book is one thing: amazing.
'In this powerful debut novel, Adlington deftly sketches in the background to Pelly D's increasingly totalitarian world, whilst allowing her sparky heroine centre stage.'
A convincingly told and gripping story.
The Diary of Pelly D catches you by the throat and it doesn't let you go even when you have read the last paragraph. The real storyline of Adlington's clever novel is not thrown at you from the start - you have to peel away the skin like that of an orange to see what is inside. This is a brilliant example of storytelling at its most seductive ... This is a fastpaced, utterly absorbing novel that is hard to put down once you have begun reading.
L J Adlington's spare and concise voice brings Pelly D vividly to life for both Toni V and the reader, The Diary of Pelly D will intrigue and grip from the first diary entry to the open-ended and chilling conclusion.
Written in the breathless, racy style of a young teenager, Pelly's diaries just keep you reading ...It gives an old theme a fresh twist ...
Adlington has crafted an original and disturbing dystopian fantasy told in a smart and sympathetic teen voice.
'An impacting page turner that will leave you gasping for H2O.'
This provocative addition to the growing body of dystopian literature for teens is a disturbing book that shouldn't be missed.