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MY SWORDHAND IS SINGING
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| By: |
Marcus Sedgwick, Marcus Sedgwick |
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Paperback |
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£7.99 |
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£5.83 |
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£2.16 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1842555588 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781842555583 |
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| Publisher: |
HACHETTE CHILDREN'S GROUP |
| Pub. date: |
3 May, 2007 |
| Pages: |
240 |
| Description: |
Peter doesn't understand why his father and he move from place to place, why his father carries a long battered box, and why he is forbidden to know its mysterious contents. But when a band of gypsies comes to the village Peter becomes infatuated by a beautiful gypsy princess, and he learns that these travellers are Vampire Slayers. Amidst the terrifying events that follow, Peter is stunned to see his father change from a disillusioned old man into the warrior hero that he once was. |
| Synopsis: |
An original interpretation of the timelessly fascinating vampire myth, and a story of father and son, by award-winning author Marcus Sedgwick. Winner of the Booktrust Teenage Prize and shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal.In the bitter cold of an unrelenting winter, Tomas and his son, Peter, arrive in Chust. Despite the villagers' lack of hospitality, they settle there as woodcutters. But there are many things Peter does not understand. Why does Tomas dig a channel of fast-flowing waters around their hut so they live on an isolated island? Why does Tomas carry a long battered box everywhere they go - and refuse to tell Peter of its contents?When a band of gypsies comes to the village, Peter's drab existence is turned upside down. He is infatuated by the beautiful gypsy princess, Sofia, and intoxicated by her community's love of life. He even becomes drawn into their deadly quest - for these travellers are Vampire Slayers, and Chust is a community to which the dead return to wreak revenge on the living. Stylishly written and set in the forbidding and remote landscapes of the 17th century, this is a story of a father and his son, of loss, redemption and resolution. |
| Key Stage: |
UK School Key Stage 3 |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Orion Children's Books (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ) |
| Prizes: |
Short-listed for Carnegie Medal 2007 |
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Returnable |
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Book Level : 4.9
Interest Level : MY+
Points : 6
Quiz number : 210316
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