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The Lovely Bones

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For teachers and students

This educational site for secondary schools and further education colleges features digital teaching materials exploring the film adaptation of The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold. This resource is designed for students of English and Literature at GCSE, AS and A2 and equivalent.

Synopsis

Based on the critically acclaimed best-selling novel by Alice Sebold, and directed by Oscar® winner Peter Jackson from a screenplay by Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson, The Lovely Bones centres on a young girl who has been murdered and watches over her family and her killer from heaven. She must weigh her desire for vengeance against her desire for her family to heal. Oscar® nominee Mark Wahlberg and Oscar® winners Rachel Weisz and Susan Sarandon star along with Stanley Tucci, Michael Imperoli and Oscar® nominee Saoirse Ronan.