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Juniper - A Mystery

English · Paperback / Softback

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At Cricklepit School Juniper feels safe with Ranjit and the reassuring presence of teachers like Mr Merchant and Miss Plum. But at home life is sometimes as frightening as her dreams, which start like beautiful fairy tales but always end in terror.

About the author

Gene Kemp has established herself as one of the most inventive and imaginative of British children's writers. She was born in 1926 and grew up in Staffordshire. After studying at Exeter University she taught, married and had three children. She is best-known for her Cricklepit School stories, including The Turbulent Term of Tyke Tiler, a winner of the Carnegie Medal and the Children's Rights Award, Charlie Lewis Plays for Time, which was runner-up for the Whitbread Award in 1985, and Just Ferret, which was a runner-up for the Smarties Award in 1990. In addition, she has written The Clock Tower Ghost, Jason Bodger and the Priory Ghost (short stories) and a poetry anthology. She also writes for TV and radio. In 1984 she was awarded an honorary degree for her books, which have been translated into numerous languages. She lives in Devon.

Summary

At Cricklepit School Juniper feels safe with Ranjit and the reassuring presence of teachers like Mr Merchant and Miss Plum.

Product details

Authors Gene Kemp
Assisted by Gen Kemp (Editor), Gene Kemp (Editor)
Publisher Faber & Faber
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 22.01.2009
 
EAN 9780571248407
ISBN 978-0-571-24840-7
No. of pages 112
Dimensions 135 mm x 216 mm x 9 mm
Subjects Children's and young people's books
Fiction > Narrative literature > Main work before 1945

JUVENILE FICTION / General, Faber Finds; Mystery; School; Terror

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