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20%OFFPaula Leyden - Keepsake - 9781910411575 - 9781910411575
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Keepsake

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Description for Keepsake Paperback. A fast-paced tale of two children in modern Ireland in a race against time to save their horse by award-winning author Paula Leyden Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: YFCF; YXFD; YXZ. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
A fast-paced adventure story full of heart, courage - and horses. Ella and Johnny are distraught when Johnny's horse Storm disappears from his field. Johnny knows that he has been taken by 'the pound man'. This is plain stealing. Ella, Johnny and Ella's granny aren't going to let Storm go that easily. They round up the evidence and set off to the pound, where they confront the officials with proof that Storm is a well-cared-for animal who was snatched from a field. ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Little Island
Condition
New
Number of Pages
180
Place of Publication
Dublin, Ireland
ISBN
9781910411575
SKU
9781910411575
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
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About Paula Leyden
Paula Leyden won the Eilis Dillon award for her first children's novel The Butterfly Heart, which is set in Zambia; its sequel, The Sleeping Baobab Tree, won the Children's Books Ireland special judges' award. She lived in Kenya, Zambia and South Africa before moving to Kilkenny, where she now works extensively with the Travelling community and horses.

Reviews for Keepsake
Keepsake tackles the issue of animal rights, particularly the treatment of horses and the Traveller community in Ireland with its misunderstandings and stigma. Beautifully written, it demonstrates real passion and offers an adventure with much heart and courage. This is a classic `horse story' with many contemporary elements and an inter-generational view ... A carefully crafted, deliberate plot line never ... Read more

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