Midnight Is a Place

Informationen zum Autor Joan Aiken, daughter of the American writer Conrad Aiken, was born in Rye, Sussex, England, and has written more than sixty books for children, including The Wolves of Willoughby Chase . Klappentext Now, back in print, the engaging and suspenseful British fantasy by one of England's most imaginative storytellers. Lucas Bell is lonely and miserable at Midnight Court, a vast, brooding house owned by his intolerable guardian, Sir Randolph Grimsby. When a mysterious carriage brings a visitor to the house, Lucas hopes he's found a friend at last. But the newcomer, Anna Marie, is unfriendly and spoiled-and French. Just when Lucas thinks things can't get any worse, disastrous circumstances force him and Anna Marie, parentless and penniless, into the dark and unfriendly streets of Blastburn. Zusammenfassung Now, back in print, the engaging and suspenseful British fantasy by one of England’s most imaginative storytellers. Lucas Bell is lonely and miserable at Midnight Court, a vast, brooding house owned by his intolerable guardian, Sir Randolph Grimsby. When a mysterious carriage brings a visitor to the house, Lucas hopes he’s found a friend at last. But the newcomer, Anna Marie, is unfriendly and spoiled—and French. Just when Lucas thinks things can’t get any worse, disastrous circumstances force him and Anna Marie, parentless and penniless, into the dark and unfriendly streets of Blastburn.

Product details

• Authors: Joan Aiken
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 28.10.2002
• Subject: Children's and young people's books > Play, learning > Adventure, activity stories, entertainment
• EAN: 9780618196258
• ISBN: 978-0-618-19625-8
• Age Recommendation: ages 10 to 12
• Series: Wolves Chronicles (Paperback); Wolves Chronicles (Paperback)
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