Secret of Helmersbruk Manor - A Christmas Mystery

"Twelve-year-old Flora Winter and her mother are off to the small seaside town of Helmersbruk for Christmas. When they arrive, Flora soon discovers an abandoned mansion straight out of a fairytale. But it's not just the manor that's mysterious - porcelain figures are appearing out of nowhere, a strange boy in a green cap seeks her friendship, and she hears eerie whispers in the night. Flora is determined to unravel the secrets of Helmersbruk Manor - but as the clock ticks down to Christmas, Flora must solve the mystery before time runs out."--

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Eva Frantz is a Finnish radio and TV presenter and author. She was already an award-winning writer of crime novels for grown-ups when she wrote The Mystery of Raspberry Hill, her first book for children, which won the prestigious Runeberg Junior Prize. Although set in Finland, this book was actually inspired by a visit to Hampton Court Palace in London, which is said to be haunted by many ghosts.A.A. Prime is an award-winning translator from Swedish to English. Her previous translations for Pushkin Children's include Maria Turtschaninoff's Red Abbey Chronicles trilogy.

Zusammenfassung

An enchanting Christmas mystery, with an illustrated chapter for each day of advent.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Eva Frantz
• Mitarbeit: Elin Sandstroem (Illustration), Elin Sandstrom (Illustration), Elin Sandström (Illustration), Annie Prime (Übersetzung), Prime Annie (Übersetzung)
• Verlag: Pushkin Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Altersempfehlung: 9 bis 11 Jahre
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 01.10.2023
• EAN: 9781782694182
• ISBN: 978-1-78269-418-2
• Seiten: 272
• Themen: Kinder- und Jugendbücher; Advent, Christmas, JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic, JUVENILE FICTION / Horror, Fiction in translation, RELIGION / Holidays / Christmas & Advent, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Adventure stories (Children's/YA), General Fiction (Children's/Ya), Children’s / Teenage fiction and true stories, Crime & Mystery Fiction (Children's/Ya), Reading Age: From C 8 Years, Horror & Ghost Stories, Chillers (Children's/Ya), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Advent calendar stories