Katherine Rundell: Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms
Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms
Buch
- Illustration: Melissa Castrillón
- Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 03/2016
- Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-13: 9781442490628
- Bestellnummer: 6997977
- Umfang: 272 Seiten
- Auflage: Reprint edition
- Gewicht: 194 g
- Maße: 193 x 131 mm
- Stärke: 20 mm
- Erscheinungstermin: 1.3.2016
Achtung: Artikel ist nicht in deutscher Sprache!
Klappentext
Even a life on the untamed plains of Africa can’t prepare Wilhelmina for the wilds of an English boarding school in this “gripping, magical, and heartwarming tale of resilience, friendship, and hope” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).Wilhelmina Silver’s world is golden. Living half-wild on an African farm with her horse, her monkey, and her best friend, every day is beautiful. But when her home is sold and Will is sent away to boarding school in England, the world becomes impossibly difficult. Lions and hyenas are nothing compared to packs of vicious schoolgirls. Where can a girl run to in London? And will she have the courage to survive?
From the author of Rooftoppers, which Booklist called “a glorious adventure,” comes an utterly beautiful story that’s “a treasure of a book” (VOYA).
Biografie (Katherine Rundell)
Katherine Rundell, geboren 1987, wuchs in London, Zimbabwe und Brüssel auf. 2008 bekam sie ein Forschungsstipendium am All Souls College, Oxford.Mehr von Katherine Rundell
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