Outsider

by David Hofmeyr

Providence is a town divided. In the north, the Dog Tribe rules. In the south, the Snakes run the show. There’s no good and bad here. Everyone has blood on their hands.



Oleander ‘Deadeye’ Salt and her best friend Brune Skye while away their days getting in and out of trouble. But all that changes when a loner drifts into town. A kid with wolf-yellow eyes. His name is Kane. He doesn’t care about rules. Nothing scares him.



Kane stirs up more than trouble in Providence – he stirs up bad memories. 'Deadeye' Salt will have to earn her name or go the way of many others. But something about Kane stays her hand. Something buried deep in her past, waiting to resurface ...

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About the author

David Hofmeyr is the award-winning author of The Between and Stone Rider, which has been sold in 17 territories. He was born in South Africa in 1972 and lives in London.

In 2013, David graduated from Bath Spa University with an MA in Writing for Young People. His first book, Stone Rider, was published in 2015.

His books are published by Penguin in the UK, Australia and the Commonwealth, Random House (Delacorte Press) in the US and Canada, Gallimard Jeunesse in France, and DTV in Germany.

In 2016, he won the prestigious Prix Pepites as well as the Grand Prix de l'imaginaire in France. He was also shortlisted for the Branford Boase award.