Six Storey House

McCaughrean, Geraldine

ISBN 10: 0340854073 / ISBN 13: 9780340854075

Published by Hodder, London, 2002

About this Item

Signed by the author on the title page. She has also written 'Happy Birthday' on the half-title page. The book and jacket have only slight wear and both are near fine. First printing. Seller Inventory # 006382

Bibliographic Details

Title: Six Storey House

Publisher: Hodder, London

Publication Date: 2002

Binding: Original Cloth

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: First Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

'Six Storey House stands in its little garden like a potted palm: tall and thin and brownly dusty. Once, a single family lived there. They kept servants in the loft, where other people keep luggage, and a cook in the cellar, where other people keep wine. Now each floor has a different address: Flats 1 to 6, Six Storey House...'

Dexi lives on the third floor with his mother, but he knows all his neighbours very well. Each chapter follows the characters from a different flat number, bringing each character beautifully to life. Gradually all the neighbours lives are woven more closely together until Dexi's final intervention in the form of chicken-pox, which sees the neighbours changing their lives - and their flats...

About the Author:

Geraldine McCaughrean is an established author for all age groups. Geraldine has been awarded many prizes for her writing, including the Whitbread Children's Book Award for A Little Lower than the Angels, the Library Association Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Award for A Pack of Lies. Geraldine has also published a number of retellings of traditional stories. Geraldine has a young daughter. She was awarded the Blue Peter Book Award for her retelling of 'A Pilgrim's Progress'.