by HilaryMcKay (Author)
It's Christmas, the weather is horrible, Mrs Robinson's ill, and, to top it all off, the Brogan's dog, Old Blanket, dies. So when the children hear the tale of a dolphin sword which brings good fortune, they're determined to track it down . . .
Unfortunately, however, Mrs Robinson is in decline, so Ant and Perry are shipped off to stay with Aunt Mabel, while Beany and Sun Dance are left with Mrs Brogan. Aunt Mabel, it transpires, is a silver-haired eccentric living in a menagery and not at all what the children expect. Then Sun Dance discovers a burglar, and subsequently a lot more...
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 254
Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
Published: 11 Aug 1998
ISBN 10: 0340716592
ISBN 13: 9780340716595
Book Overview: Hilary McKay won the Guardian Children's Award and Smarties Grand Prix respectively for her first two books, The Exiles and The Exiles at Home . Dog Friday was shortlisted for the Smarties Prize.
Hilary McKay won the Guardian Children's Award with her first novel, The Exiles. Her subsequent work has achieved similar recognition - The Exiles at Home won the Smarties Prize and the Dog Friday trilogy was critically acclaimed.
A graduate of Botany and Zoology from St Andrews University, Hilary now writes full-time. She lives in Derbyshire with her husband and children.
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