The Little Secret - Couverture rigide

Saunders, Kate

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0333997727 ISBN 13 : 9780333997727

Editeur : Macmillan Children's Books, 2006

Synopsis

'Most important of all, The box must never be opened. Do you understand?' Jane is the only one to befriend the strange new girl in her class. All the other children think Staffa is weird, with her paper-white skin, strange way of speaking and funny old fashioned clothes. But Jane thinks Staffa is fun, and silly and brave even if she is undeniably odd. The only thing Jane doesn't like about her is her mother, Lady Matilda - a large woman who dresses in huge tweed knickerbockers, drinks a vile smelling tea and seems to be sizing Jane up for something. Nonetheless, Jane agrees to go on holiday with Staffa. Travelling with them is the exquisitely painted box Lady Matilda always keeps by her side. Jane is given strict instructions never to open the box but when she wakes one night to see a strange glow coming from it, she can't resist a peek inside. What she sees changes life for ever as she finds herself plunged into the tiny world of Eck...a world of slug steaks, spider racing and a tyrannical Queen hell-bent on marrying Jane off to her son...This is a vividly drawn contemporary fairytale, full of mad invention, adventure and wonderfully colourful characters.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Kate Saunders worked as an actress until she was twenty-five and then became a writer. She was the author of six novels for adults and edited one collection of short stories. For children, she wrote the very successful BELFRY WITCHES series on which a major BBC TV series was based, and CAT AND THE STINKWATER WAR, described as 'lively and delightful' by The Times. As a journalist she worked for the Sunday Times, the Daily Telegraph, the Independent and the Sunday Express, and she regularly featured on Radio 4. She lived with her family (and three cats) in London.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Macmillan Children's Books
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0333997727
• ISBN 13: 9780333997727
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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