Homeless on the streets of London, 14-year-old Link feels he has become an invisible outcast. When he meets streetwise Ginger, life becomes more bearable as he learns the tricks of survival. When Ginger goes missing, Link is anxious but his enquiries don't lead anywhere. Then other homeless kids disappear and, guessing at a gruesome possibility, Link starts to track down his suspect with an ominous sense of foreboding. Stone Cold is a hard-hitting and moving novel suitable for study at GCSE. It contains realistic scenes which reflect the difficulty and vulnerable position of life on the streets. This is a Carnegie Medal winning title.