The Wall and the Wing: Bk. 1

Ruby, Laura

ISBN 10: 0007210078 / ISBN 13: 9780007210077

Published by HarperCollinsChildrensBooks, 2006

About this Item

Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.

Seller Inventory # CHL1656976

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Wall and the Wing: Bk. 1
• Publisher: HarperCollinsChildrensBooks
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0007210078
• ISBN 13: 9780007210077
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Used; Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

A wildly imaginative comic fantasy that combines classic storylines with contemporary twists to create a weird but wonderful adventure.

In a vast and sparkling city where nearly everyone can fly, 12-year-old Gurl is trapped. Orphaned and lonely, she believes she is nothing more than a flightless "leadfoot", until one fateful night when she discovers that she has the power to make herself invisible.

But even with this newfound talent, Gurl can't hide from a giant rat man with a taste for cats, a manipulative matron with a penchant for plastic surgery, and a belligerent boy named Bug.

Gradually, Gurl learns to control her power and teams up with Bug to figure out who and what she is. Their quest takes them on a wild ride where they confront mind-bending monkeys, an eccentric genius with a head full of grass and a pocket full of kittens and the handsome but lethal Sweetcheeks Grabowski – the gangster who holds the key to Gurl's past…and the world's future.

About the Author

Originally from the East Coast, Laura Ruby now lives in Chicago with her husband, two stepdaughters and two cats. As well as being the author of LILY'S GHOSTS, a novel for readers of all ages, her short fiction for adults has appeared in numerous literary magazines.