The Tulip Touch

About this book

This is the story of a strange and disturbing friendship seen through the eyes of Natalie as she gets to know Tulip Pierce a delinquent girl most others go out of their way to avoid. Nobody wants Tulip in their gang. She bunks off school is rude to the teachers and makes herself unpopular with her classmates by telling awful lies. But none of this matters to Natalie who finds Tulips behaviour exciting and dangerous. At first she doesnt care that other people are upset by Tulips bizarre games but as the games become increasingly dangerous and sinister Natalie realises that Tulip is going too far. Way too far...Tulip becomes even more destructive and after a row with Natalie she commits a terrible crime. This is a compelling story in which Anne Fine explores the dark side of a friendship bordering on obsession and sensitively depicts one girls gradual decline into hostility and violence.