The Secret of Nightingale Wood [electronic resource]
Strange, Lucy2016
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The critically-acclaimed first novel from historical fiction star Lucy Strange - a perfect gift for readers aged 9 and up. CHOSEN AS ONE OF AMAZON.COM'S BEST MIDDLE-GRADE BOOKS OF 2017 CHOSEN IN THE TELEGRAPH'S TOP 10 BOOKS OF 2016 'Perfect in so many ways.' EMMA CARROLL 'Tender, funny, devastating and just about word perfect.' NATASHA FARRANT, winner of the Costa Book Award 'Outstanding' THE BOOKSELLER 1919. Mama is ill. Father has taken a job abroad. Nanny Jane is too busy to pay any attention to Henrietta and the things she sees – or thinks she sees – in the shadows of their new home, Hope House. All alone, with only stories for company, Henry discovers that Hope House is full of strange secrets: a forgotten attic, ghostly figures, mysterious firelight that flickers in the trees beyond the garden. One night she ventures into the darkness of Nightingale Wood. What she finds there will change her whole world ... -- A beautifully told debut with a classic feel, incorporating themes of family, loss and childhood loneliness. -- Ideal for fans of Emma Carroll and Hilary McKay. -- A perfect gift for readers aged 9 and up.
Main title:
The Secret of Nightingale Wood [electronic resource] / Lucy Strange
Author:
Strange, Lucy, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Scholastic, 2016
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
Audience:
Reading grade level: 3
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Mode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781910655634
Language:
English
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BRN:
2802383
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