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Description for A Boy Called MOUSE
Paperback. An evocative and thrilling tale, set in a richly colourful Dickensian world. With stunning inside illustrations by Peter Bailey Num Pages: 464 pages, B&W. BIC Classification: 5AK; YFB. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 374. 464 pages, B&W. An evocative and thrilling tale, set in a richly colourful Dickensian world. With stunning inside illustrations by Peter Bailey. Cateogry: (JC) Children's (6-12). BIC Classification: 5AK; YFB. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 31. Weight: 324.
'Once upon a time there was a boy, and they called him Mouse . . . ' That is how the story began when I told it to myself in the long darkness. Of course, it wasn't the whole story, but back then I knew nothing, almost nothing at all . . . Mouse is unaware of his privileged background: of Epton Towers, the luxurious home in which he was born, and its magnificent surrounding grounds. Instead he lives a happy and carefree life with Hanny and Isaac on Roseberry Farm - until one day when the evil ... Read more
'Once upon a time there was a boy, and they called him Mouse . . . ' That is how the story began when I told it to myself in the long darkness. Of course, it wasn't the whole story, but back then I knew nothing, almost nothing at all . . . Mouse is unaware of his privileged background: of Epton Towers, the luxurious home in which he was born, and its magnificent surrounding grounds. Instead he lives a happy and carefree life with Hanny and Isaac on Roseberry Farm - until one day when the evil ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781408801376
SKU
V9781408801376
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-5
About Penny Dolan
Penny Dolan is well known for a host of books for younger readers. This is her first novel for older readers. Penny lives in Harrogate, North Yorkshire.
Reviews for A Boy Called MOUSE
‘A Dickensian tale where the evil of the villains is only equalled in volume by the generosity of the various benefactors young Mouse meets after running away from an appalling 19th-century boarding school. His final refuge, a crumbling London theatre, is vividly brought to life in a narrative that never flags'
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