Author: Noel Streatfeild
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0008244049
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
A thrilling, classic children’s adventure with a courageous heroine, from the beloved author of Ballet Shoes.
Thursday's Child
Author: Sonya Hartnett
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 1536206644
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
"A startling coming-of-age story. . . . Through Harper, Hartnett captures the humanity of her spirited, slightly eccentric, and then nearly broken characters." — Publishers Weekly (starred review) Harper Flute believes that her younger brother Tin, with his uncanny ability to dig, was born to burrow. While their family struggles to survive in a bleak landscape during the Great Depression, the silent and elusive little Tin begins to tunnel beneath their tiny shanty. As time passes, Tin becomes a wild thing, leaving his family further and further behind. Sonya Hartnett tells a breathtakingly original coming-of-age story through the clear eyes of an observant child, with exquisite prose, richly drawn characters, and a touch of magical realism.
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 1536206644
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
"A startling coming-of-age story. . . . Through Harper, Hartnett captures the humanity of her spirited, slightly eccentric, and then nearly broken characters." — Publishers Weekly (starred review) Harper Flute believes that her younger brother Tin, with his uncanny ability to dig, was born to burrow. While their family struggles to survive in a bleak landscape during the Great Depression, the silent and elusive little Tin begins to tunnel beneath their tiny shanty. As time passes, Tin becomes a wild thing, leaving his family further and further behind. Sonya Hartnett tells a breathtakingly original coming-of-age story through the clear eyes of an observant child, with exquisite prose, richly drawn characters, and a touch of magical realism.