The Monstrous Child

Informationen zum Autor Francesca Simon is universally known for the staggeringly popular Horrid Henry series. These books and CDs have sold over 20 million copies in the UK alone and are published in 27 countries. Horrid Henry and the Abominable Snowman won the Children's Book of the the Year award in 2008 at the British Book Awards. She is also the author of Costa-shortlisted The Monstrous Child and Hack and Whack , her first picture book. She lives in North London with her family. Klappentext Meet Hel, an ordinary teenager and goddess of the Underworld. Why is life so unfair? She tries to make the best of it, creating gleaming halls in her dark kingdom and welcoming the dead who she's forced to host for eternity--until eternity itself is threatened.Francesca Simon's first novel for 12+ readers is a darkly funny look at life through the eyes of Hel, teenager and Queen of the Dead. Zusammenfassung 'Before you reject me, before you hate me, remember: I never asked to be Hel's queen.'But being a normal teenager wasn't an option either. Now she's stuck ruling the underworld. She doesn't want your pity. But she does demand that you listen. It's only fair you hear her side of the story . . . It didn't have to be like this.

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Francesca Simon of Horrid Henry fame steps into teenage fiction with The Monstrous Child, combining an authentic adolescent voice with Norse mythology. Irish Times

Product details

• Authors: Francesca Simon, Simon Francesca
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 12 to 16
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2017
• EAN: 9780571330270
• ISBN: 978-0-571-33027-0
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 18 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age; JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / Survival Stories, Interest age: from c 14 years, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy, Myth & legend told as fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories, Reading Age: From C 12 Years, Fantasy & Magical Realism (Children's/Ya), Fiction: Traditional stories, myths and fairy tales