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Bone and Dream (A St. Boan mystery)

Bone and Dream (A St. Boan mystery)

by JoanAiken (Author), Caroline Crossland (Illustrator)

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    Paperback 2002

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Synopsis

Writing poetry is a dangerous occupation, says old Sir Tom. It's like being pursued by a devouring beast of prey you must flee for your life. But Ned knows that Jonquil, the old poet's grand daughter, is in far greater peril than Sir Tom himself. How, oh how, can he save her?

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 96
 Publisher: Red Fox
Published: 02 May 2002
ISBN 10: 0099411385
ISBN 13: 9780099411383
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years
 Book Overview: The third thrilling title in the St Boan trilogy.

Media Reviews
A writer of wild humour. -- Oxford Companion to Children's Literature
Author Bio
Joan Aiken was born in Sussex in 1924. She was the daughter of the American poet, Conrad Aiken; her sister, Jane Aiken Hodge, is also a novelist. Before joining the 'family business' herself, Joan had a variety of jobs, including working for the BBC, the United Nations Information Centre and then as features editor for a short story magazine. Her first children's novel, The Kingdom of the Cave, was published in 1960. Joan Aiken wrote over a hundred books for young readers and adults and is recognized as one of the classic authors of the twentieth century. Amanda Craig, writing in The Times, said, 'She was a consummate story-teller, one that each generation discovers anew.' Her best-known books are those in the James III saga, of which The Wolves of Willoughby Chase was the first title, published in l962 and awarded the Lewis Carroll prize. Both that and Black Hearts in Battersea have been filmed. Her books are internationally acclaimed and she received the Edgar Allan Poe Award in the United States as well as the Guardian Award for Fiction in this country for The Whispering Mountain. Joan Aiken was decorated with an MBE for her services to children's books. She died in 2004.