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PublisherAllen & Unwin

ISBN-101743313586

ISBN-139781743313589

eBay Product ID (ePID)205584674

Product Key Features

Book TitleSong for a Scarlet Runner

Number of Pages324 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2015

TopicGeneral

GenreJuvenile Fiction

AuthorJulie Hunt

FormatUk-B Format Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight10.3 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

Dewey Edition23

Grade FromFourth Grade

Grade ToSeventh Grade

Dewey Decimal823.92

SynopsisThe fantastic story of a young girl who must run for her life because she has brought bad luck to her village.Classic adventure-fantasy by an author with a fabulous and original storytelling voice., A fantastic, atmospheric story of a young girl who must run for her life because she has brought bad luck to her village--for fans of YA adventure-fantasy Peat is on the run--forced to flee her life when she's blamed for bringing bad luck to her village. She heads for the endless marshes, where she's caught by an old healer-woman who makes Peat her apprentice and teaches her the skill of storytelling. But a story can be a dangerous thing. It can take you out of one world and leave you stranded in another--and Peat finds herself trapped in an eerie place beyond the Silver River where time stands still. Her only friends are a 900-year-old boy and his ghost hound, plus a small and slippery sleek--a cunning creature that might sink his teeth into your leg one minute, and save your life the next., The fantastic story of a young girl who must run for her life because she has brought bad luck to her village.Classic adventure-fantasy by an author with a fabulous and original storytelling voice. SHORT-LISTED: CBCA Book of the Year, Younger Readers, 2014 'A gripping tale.Both magical and superbly true, this new world draws us into universal struggles of survival, loyalty and freedom, as secrets build and break around us like weather.' ANNA FIENBERG Peat is on the run - forced to flee for her life when she's blamed for bringing bad luck to her village. She heads for the endless marshes, where she's caught by an old healer-woman who makes Peat her apprentice and teaches her the skill of storytelling. But a story can be a dangerous thing. It can take you out of one world and leave you stranded in another - and Peat finds herself trapped in an eerie place beyond the Silver River where time stands still. Her only friends are a 900-year-old boy and his ghost hound, plus a small and slippery sleek - a cunning creature that might sink his teeth into your leg one minute, and save your life the next.