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The Tiger Who Sleeps Under My Chair

Autor Hannah Foley
en Limba Engleză Paperback – feb 2023 – vârsta de la 9 ani
Steeped in the natural history of Mary Anning's Jurassic Coast, a powerful dual-timeline story about friendship, mental health and hidden stories.1884. Emma Linden dreams of following in the footsteps of the famous fossil-hunter, Mary Anning on the Jurassic Coast. But Emma's world begins to spiral when her brother James becomes obsessed with a glassy-eyed tiger at the museum.More than a hundred years later, her descendant Rosie Linden goes missing, her mind full of prowling tigers. With her new friend Jude, Rosie uncovers family secrets buried like layer upon layer of rock. Together they must sift the past to find the truth and heal the present.Praise for Hannah Foley'A great friendship story, fascinating, intricate and hopeful.' Hilary McKay author of The Skylarks' War'A bold, courageous and important book.' Sophie Kirtley author of The Wild Way Home'A superb excavation of the mind's terrain.' Zillah Bethell, author of The Song Walker
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781803289823
ISBN-10: 1803289821
Pagini: 320
Ilustrații: 50 integrated b&w
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.25 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Zephyr
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

Beautifully written classic 9-12 fiction. Sits within popular children's historical fiction market. Mary Anning is the subject of the 2020 Hollywood film AMMONITE, starring Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan.

Notă biografică

Hannah Foley grew up in Devon, surrounded by green fields and spare tractor parts. She worked as an illustrator and designer in Scotland, before returning to Devon where she now lives with her three children. She works as a specialist nurse for people with multiple sclerosis and spends her spare time writing, drawing and digging on her allotment. In 2018, she won the Kelpies Prize for her first novel, and she has illustrated two picture books by Vivian French. hannah-foley.co.uk Twitter/Instagram: @Han_Foley

Recenzii

'A great friendship story, fascinating, intricate and hopeful.'
'[An] expansive story about mental health, hidden stories and friendship.'
Unusual and beautifully written, it will make you think about friendship, hope and the power of empathy
[An] intriguing, powerful story... sensitively explores mental health
'A bold, courageous and important book.'
'Beautifully written, powerful and with characters that children will identify with enormously.'
'A superb excavation of the mind's terrain. Really really loved it.'
'Something truly unique... it will open readers' eyes to coping with loss, grief and their impact on mental health.'
'What a really wonderful book, full of empathy, kindness and friendship.'
'Through Rosie and Emma's stories, the reader is taken scenically through the ups and downs of mental illness, all whilst exploring historic and cultural viewpoints on the topic... A wonderful and compelling read.'