Ann Turnbull

Girls With a Voice

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Discover the extraordinary lives of the inspiring girls who have lived throughout history at 6 Chelsea Walk.

Mary Ann's greatest wish is to become an opera singer, and she's thrilled when the famous child prodigy Mozart comes to perform in Chelsea. But in a sudden twist of fate, Mary Ann must leave her Boarding School for Young Ladies, and her singing dreams are shattered. Distraught, she comes up with a plan to stay at school, oblivious to the danger it will put her in...

An enchanting story of dreams and determination, set in the enthralling world of eighteenth century London.

Produktdetails

• 6 Chelsea Walk
• Verlag: Usborne Publishing
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 6081
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Altersempfehlung: von 9 bis 12 Jahren
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Juni 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 203mm x 148mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 155g
• ISBN-13: 9781474954952
• ISBN-10: 1474954952
• Artikelnr.: 51438541

Autorenporträt

Ann Turnbull knew from an early age that she wanted to be a writer. After working as a secretary for many years, Ann returned to studying and started to train as a teacher. It was then that she rediscovered children's literature and began writing for children herself. Her first novel was published in 1974 and she is now a full-time author. She has written more than thirty books for children and young adults, including Pigeon Summer, which was shortlisted for the Nestle Smarties Book Prize, and No Shame, No Fear, shortlisted for the Guardian's Children Fiction prize and the Whitbread Children's Book Award. Ann lives with her husband in Shropshire.