Wildwitch: Wildfire (Wildfire 1): 01 - Softcover

Lene Kaaberbøl

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1782690832 ISBN 13: 9781782690832

Publisher: Pushkin Children's Books, 2016

Synopsis

Clara is a normal 12-year-old girl, until a scary encounter with an unusually large black cat changes her life for ever. With the help of her Aunt Isa, she is introduced to her astounding true nature: as a Wildwitch, she can learn to communicate with animals, and harness the magical power of the natural world around her. But before Clara can get to grips with her newfound abilities, she is confronted with a powerful enemy., Her experiences force her to grow up faster than she had expected, and she learns that, in the wild world, she will have to learn to fight as well as flee. 'One of the freshest I've read in a long time... Eagerly awaited by my Carbonel-loving daughter' BooksellerAward winning and highly acclaimed writer of fantasy, Lene Kaaberbol was born in 1960, grew up in the Danish countryside and had her first book published at the age of 15., Since then she has written more than 30 books for children and young adults. Lene's huge international breakthrough came with The Shamer Chronicles, which is published in more than 25 countries selling over a million copies worldwide.

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Review

'An engaging take on the genre' -- Spectator

'A stunning and wonderful short novel for kids!' -- Guardian Children's Books

'Fast-paced, lively, at times quite scary and thrilling, and still perfectly suitable even for young fantasy fans' -- School Librarian

'One of the freshest I've read in a long time... Eagerly awaited by my Carbonel-loving daughter' --The Bookseller

'Classic fantasy adventure... a thrilling story, well told... Young readers will be delighted to hear that there are more adventures to come for Clara' -- Lovereading

'If you have a little one who enjoys adventurous stories, this might just be a series for them to discover' -- Tony's Reading List

'Magic intrigue, and just enough mystery to keep her readers interested until the last page... the ending comes far too soon... it will leave you anticipating the next book in the series' --Jamee's Bookshelf

About the Author

Award winning and highly acclaimed writer of fantasy, Lene Kaaberbøl was born in 1960, grew up in the Danish countryside and had her first book published at the age of 15. Since then she has written more than 30 books for children and young adults. Lene's huge international breakthrough came with The Shamer Chronicles, which is published in more than 25 countries selling over a million copies worldwide.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pushkin Children's Books
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1782690832
• ISBN 13: 9781782690832
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160