Tiger Who Sleeps Under My Chair

Steeped in the natural history of Mary Anning''s Jurassic Coast, a powerful dual-timeline story about friendship, mental health and hidden stories. 1884. Emma Linden dreams of following in the footsteps of the famous fossil-hunter, Mary Anning on the Jurassic Coast . But Emma''s world begins to spiral when her brother James becomes obsessed with a glassy-eyed tiger at the museum.More than a hundred years later, her descendant Rosie Linden goes missing, her mind full of prowling tigers . With her new friend Jude, Rosie uncovers family secrets buried like layer upon layer of rock. Together they must sift the past to find the truth and heal the present.Praise for Hannah Foley''A great friendship story, fascinating, intricate and hopeful.'' Hilary McKay author of The Skylarks'' War ''A bold, courageous and important book.'' Sophie Kirtley author of The Wild Way Home '' A superb excavation of the mind''s terrain.'' Zillah Bethell , author of The Song Walker

Product details

• Authors: Hannah Foley
• Publisher: Head of Zeus
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 9
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2023
• EAN: 9781803289823
• ISBN: 978-1-80328-982-3
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 10 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age; Central London, Fiction, JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / Europe, JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / Exploration & Discovery, Historical fiction (Children's / Teenage), Animal stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, Family & home stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Interest age: from c 9 years, Jurassic Coast and Purbeck, c 1880 to c 1889, c 2020 to c 2029