Mermaid in the Millpond

Informationen zum Autor Lucy Strange is the best-selling children's author of titles including  The Secret of Nightingale Wood , a Waterstones Children's Book of the Month, and  Our Castle by the Sea , which was nominated for the Carnegie Medal, shortlisted for the Waterstones Book Prize 2020, and was the first Independent Booksellers' Children's Book of the Month.  Klappentext Bess has left the London workhouse behind for a job at a rural cotton mill. But life at the mill is hard and cruel - a far cry from the fresh start Bess hoped for. The only way to survive is to escape, but the mill is like a prison with no way out. Meanwhile, rumours are spreading about a vicious creature that lurks in the millpond. Bess is sure it's all nonsense, until one night she sees something stir in the murky water ... Zusammenfassung History and myth entwine in this atmospheric tale of freedom and friendship from bestselling author Lucy Strange and acclaimed illustrator Pam Smy.

Product details

• Authors: Lucy Strange, Strange Lucy
• Assisted by: Pam Smy (Illustration), Smy Pam (Illustration)
• Publisher: Barrington Stoke
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 9 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2022
• EAN: 9781800900493
• ISBN: 978-1-80090-049-3
• No. of pages: 88
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age; JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic, JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings, Romance & relationships stories (Children's / Teenage), Historical fiction (Children's / Teenage), General fiction (Children's / Teenage), Fantasy & magical realism (Children's / Teenage), Interest age: from c 9 years, For reluctant or struggling readers (children / teenagers), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Relationship stories, JUVENILE FICTION / Mermaids & Mermen, Children’s / Teenage: Historical fiction