Balloon House - Softcover

Mitchell, Adrian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1841218561 ISBN 13: 9781841218564

Publisher: Orchard Books, 2002

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Review

The mix of emotional insights and an action-filled climax make this a thoughtful and exciting read (Books For Keeps)

Brian Keaney perfectly captures the drama of the storyline, the angst of adolescence, the emotional roller-coaster and frustrations of family relationships -- and portrays it all in a totally convincing, thought-provoking and realistic way (The Bookseller)

Extremely well-written in a clear and taut style (School Library Association)

About the Author

Adrian Mitchell was born in London and studied at Oxford University where he passed most of his time learning to write poems. After leaving University, Adrian spent several years as a journalist and his great claim to fame is that he was the first reporter on a national paper to interview the Beatles.

Adrian became a full-time writer of plays, stories and poems and was regarded as one of the country's finest poets and playwrights. He was also a regular performer for adults and children and gave over a thousand poetry readings throughout Britain, Europe, USA, Africa and Asia.

Adrian's plays included The White Deer, The Wild Animal Song Contest, Mowgli's Jungle, The Snow Queen and The Pied Piper for children, and for adults, Tyger (The National Theatre) and Man Friday. Adrian's version of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe was premiered by the Royal Shakespeare Company for whom he also adapted Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass for the stage. He also wrote three Beatrix Potter plays which were staged with great success by The Unicorn Theatre for Children - Tom Kitten, Jemima Puddle-Duck and Peter Rabbit and His Friends.

Adrian passed away in December 2008 and is survived by his wife, who runs the bookshop Ripping Yarns, in Highgate.

www.adrianmitchell.co.uk

About this edition

• Publisher: Orchard Books
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1841218561
• ISBN 13: 9781841218564
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 112
• Illustrator: Ross Tony