The Book of Storms - Couverture rigide

Hatfield, Ruth

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0805099980 ISBN 13 : 9780805099980

Editeur : Henry Holt Books for Young Readers, 2015

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Eleven-year-old Danny's parents are storm chasers - which sounds fun and exciting, and it is, so long as you aren't the son who has to wait behind at home. And one night, after a particularly fierce storm, Danny's parents don't come back. Stranger still, the old sycamore tree in Danny's yard seems to have been struck by lightning, and when he picks up a fragment of wood from the tree's heart, he finds he can hear voices ...including that of next door's rather uppity cat, Mitzy. The stick is a taro, a shard of lightning that bestows upon its bearer unnerving powers, including the ability to talk with plants and animals - and it is very valuable. So valuable in fact, that it attracts the attention of a Sammael, an ancient figure of darkness and a buyer of souls. And he will do anything to get his hands on it...And so begins a dangerous and daring quest. Danny, who is bewildered, alone and unaccustomed to acts of bravery must confront his fears, find his parents, and unravel the secrets of The Book of Storms...

Biographie de l'auteur

Ruth Hatfield is from Cambridge, although she travels around a bit as she is a field archaeologist by profession. It's a good job for inspiration! Ruth has been writing stories for most of her life just to please herself, however, what she loves to explore is the way in which imagination gives us limitless possibilities to make our own lives extraordinary. In her spare time she eats books, gallops around on horses, pedals around on her bike and tries not to break too many bones.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Henry Holt Books for Young Readers
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0805099980
• ISBN 13: 9780805099980
• Reliure: Relié
• Illustrateur: Call Greg
• Nombre de pages: 357
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible