Richard Peck

The Mouse with the Question Mark Tail

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Produktbeschreibung

Set off on an amazing quest with this lovable orphaned mouse. The tiniest mouse in the Royal Mews is such a mystery he doesn't even know his own name! He scampers off on a epic adventure in and around Buckingham Palace with a plan to seek the advice of Queen Victoria. The exhilarating journey takes him to strange and wonderful places, but will it help him discover who he is and where he came from? This delightful follow-up to the acclaimed Secrets at Sea from Newbery Medal winner Richard Peck is full of laughs, surprises and excitement. "This clever yarn should delight fans of animal adventure stories.” —Booklist, starred review "Readers will gleefully suspend disbelief as they trace Mouse Minor's exciting journey.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Penguin Young Readers Group
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Altersempfehlung: 8 bis 12 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. September 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 193mm x 127mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 228g
• ISBN-13: 9780142425305
• ISBN-10: 0142425303
• Artikelnr.: 40543835

Autorenporträt

RICHARD PECK (1934-2018) was born in Decatur, Illinois and lived in New York City for nearly 50 years. The acclaimed author of 35 novels for children and young adults, he won the Newbery Medal for A Year Down Yonder , a Newbery Honor for A Long Way from Chicago, the Scott O’Dell Award for  The River Between Us, the Edgar Allen Poe Award for Are You in the House Alone?, a Boston Globe-Horn BookAward Honor for The Best Man, and the Christopher Medal for The Teacher’s Funeral. He was the first children’s author ever to have been awarded a National Humanities Medal, and was twice a National Book Award Finalist.