Author: Weatherill, Cat

Brand: Penguin Random House

Binding: paperback

Format: Deckle Edge

Number Of Pages: 288

Release Date: 28-08-2007

Part Number: 9780141321141

Details: Product Description

Dark, magical and exciting, Cat Weatherill’s new fantasy takes the legend of the Pied Piper and gives it an unexpected twist. Mari and her brother Jakob have followed the enchanted music and are now trapped in a world of wild magic. A world as cruel as it is beautiful. And all the time, they are being stalked by a fearsome beast, who needs one of the children to break a centuries-old curse. But the price of breaking the curse is a terrible one . . . A spellbinding and wild adventure, full of unexpected magic and danger.

Review

[Her] tales appeal to the reader’s emotions, pitching genuinely loveable characters into dazzling worlds
The Times Educational Supplement

Just wonderful . . . A magical and moving debut — on Barkbelly
The Times

Here is fantasy with a child’s voice, with sentences that slip into poetry and sound effects that bring the pages to life
The Times Educational Supplement

About the Author

Cat Weatherill is a performance storyteller, performing internationally at storytelling and literature festivals, on national radio and television and at schools throughout the country. Her first book for Puffin, Barkbelly, was shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award. She has also written Snowbone for the Puffin list.

EAN: 9780141321141

Package Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 0.8 inches

Languages: English