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The Children of the King

The Children of the King

by Sonya Hartnett
Hardback
Publication Date: 06/02/2014

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Like THE SILVER DONKEY and MIDNIGHT ZOO, this is an absolutely beautiful
and rather classic tale. Sonya writes with a lyricism that
can be enjoyed by readers of different ages and abilities alike.
She has a fantastic ability to draw very real and likeable characters,
ones which stay with you long after the book has been read.


It's the Second World War and, with London becoming an increasingly
dangerous place to live, the Lockwood children are whisked away
to Heron Hall, to stay with their Uncle Peregrine in the countryside.
But when they discover two strange boys hiding in a nearby
derelict castle, the past and present collide. Can those in the
present learn from the troubles of the past?

Covering two dramatic periods in English history, CHILDREN OF THE
KING deals sensitively with themes such as loss, grief, family,
friendships, war and power.
ISBN:
9781407137513
9781407137513
Category:
General fiction (Children's / Teenage)
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
06-02-2014
Publisher:
Scholastic
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
272
Dimensions (mm):
205x137x28mm
Weight:
0.38kg
Sonya Hartnett

Sonya Hartnett's work has won numerous Australian and international literary prizes and has been published around the world. Uniquely, she is acclaimed for her stories for adults, young adults and children.

Her accolades include the Commonwealth Writers' Prize (Of A Boy), The Age Book of the Year (Of A Boy), the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize (Thursday's Child), the Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year for both Older and Younger Readers (Forest, The Silver Donkey, The Ghost's Child, The Midnight Zoo and The Children of the King), the Victorian Premier's Literary Award (Surrender), shortlistings for the Miles Franklin Award (for both Of a Boy and Butterfly) and the CILP Carnegie Medal (The Midnight Zoo). Hartnett is also the first Australian recipient of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (2008).

Golden Boys, Sonya’s third novel for adults, was shortlisted for the 2015 Miles Franklin Literary Award and she also published her third picture book, The Wild One in 2014.

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