Finding Wonder

Informationen zum Autor LAUREN ST JOHN grew up surrounded by horses, a pet giraffe, warthogs, cats and dogs, on a farm and game reserve in Zimbabwe, the inspiration for her award-winning White Giraffe series as well as The Snow Angel . Dead Man's Cove , the first in her Laura Marlin mystery series, won the Blue Peter Book of the Year Award. Her bestselling One Dollar Horse series was followed by YA horse thriller, The Glory , and middle-grade mysteries Kat Wolfe Investigates and Wave Riders , winner of the Crime Fest Best Crime Novel for Children. A passionate conservationist, Lauren is the founder of Authors4Oceans, an ambassador for the Born Free Foundation, and a patron for Mane Chance Animal Sanctuary. When not writing, she is a full-time valet to her cats, Max and Skye. Cover by Levi Pinfold. Interior Artwork by Marie-Alice Harel. Klappentext When Roo's father dies, she finds a winning lottery ticket in his coat pocket. She decides to buy what she's always wanted: a prize racehorse named Wonderboy. When the horse is stolen, Roo and her aunt set off on a mad dash around the country, as more horses are stolen and the need to rescue them becomes more urgent... Vorwort A winning ticket. A stolen horse. The adventure of a lifetime . . . Zusammenfassung A masterclass in mystery adventure.' - Piers Torday'Utterly magnificent.'- Judith Eagle'Glorious . But as the mystery deepens and more prize horses are stolen, the pair find themselves drawn into a thrilling - but dangerous - adventure .

Summary

A letter which urges her to 'Grab life by the wings and fly.'With the help of her aunt, Joni, Roo sets out to buy her dream horse - a fiery showjumper named Wonder Boy. But as the mystery deepens and more prize horses are stolen, the pair find themselves drawn into a thrilling - but dangerous - adventure .

Product details

• Authors: Lauren St John
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 07.09.2023
• EAN: 9780571376162
• ISBN: 978-0-571-37616-2
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 22 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age; JUVENILE FICTION / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / General, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Adventure stories (Children's/YA), Reading Age: From C 9 Years, Family & Home Stories (Children's/Ya), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Relationship stories