The Wolves of Willoughby Chase - Brossura

Aiken, Joan

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0099572877 ISBN 13: 9780099572879

Casa editrice: Vintage Children's Classics, 2012

Riassunto

Can you go a little faster? Can you run?

Long ago, at a time in history that never happened, England was overrun with wolves. But as Bonnie and her cousin Sylvia discover, real danger often lies closer to home. Their new governess, Miss Slighcarp, doesn't seem at all nice. She shuts Bonnie in a cupboard, fires the faithful servants and sends the cousins far away from Willoughby Chase to a place they will never be found. Can Bonnie and Sylvia outwit the wicked Miss Slighcarp and her network of criminals, forgers and snitches?

BACKSTORY: Find out a few things you didn't know about wolves and learn all about the wonderful world of the author.

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Recensione:

"Joan Aiken is a marvel" (Philip Pullman)

"She was a consummate story-teller, one that each generation discovers anew" (Amanda Craig The Times)

"Dickensian in flavour ... rich in atmosphere and intrigue" (Julia Eccleshare Guardian)

"A genuine small masterpiece" (Time)

"Thrilling tale...stuffed with atmosphere, adventure, memorable characters and luxuriant Gothic prose. Any child who discovers it will fall in love, not only with Aiken’s writing, but with reading... The Wolves sequence has inspired writers from Philip Pullman to Cathryn Constable... Aiken was a genius, and her reissue deserves howls of delight" (Amanda Craig The Times)

Descrizione del libro:

Two children stand up to a network of criminals in a snowy England where the wolves still prey...

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Vintage Children's Classics
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0099572877
• ISBN 13: 9780099572879
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 256