Wendy Orr

Gebundenes Buch

Swallow's Dance

Beschreibung

In the myth-rich culture of Bronze Age Crete, a volcano cuts short the coming-of-age training of a young priestess. When her world is shattered and her future appears lost, she must find the strength within herself to ensure the survival of her family.

Autor

Award-winning author Wendy Orr was born in Edmonton, Alberta. The daughter of an Air Force pilot, she has since lived around the world, including several years in Colorado, France, and England. She now lives in Melbourne, Australia, but returns to North America yearly to visit her family. Wendy's many books for children have been published in 27 countries and won awards around the world. Prominent among them is Nim's Island, which was made into the 2008 film of the same name; a 2013 sequel, Return to Nim's Island, was loosely based on Orr's book Nim at Sea. Orr's 2017 novel Dragonfly Song is a Junior Library Guild Selection and a Kirkus Best Middle-Grade Books selection, among other honors.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pajama Press
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Altersempfehlung: 10 bis 14 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 223mm x 154mm x 2mm
• Gewicht: 415g
• ISBN-13: 9781772780628
• ISBN-10: 1772780626
• Artikelnr.: 51777896