Sephy's Story (White Wolves: Myths and Legends)

Sephy's Story (White Wolves: Myths and Legends)

by JuliaGreen (Author)

Synopsis

Sephy's has an idyllic life on the island of Sicily, she loves to pick flowers in the sun and have picnics with her mother Demeter, but this isn't to last. Pluto, Lord of the Underworld, wants the beautiful Sephy to be his wife, so he kidnaps her and takes her to his underground kingdom. Imprisoned in this place where the sun never shines, Sephy is too sad to even eat, until finally Pluto tempts her with a pomegranate. As she tastes some of its seeds, little does she realise Pluto has tricked her. Now she may never be free.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 48
Publisher: A & C Black Publishers Ltd
Published: 01 Sep 2007

ISBN 10: 0713682124
ISBN 13: 9780713682120
Children’s book age: 7-9 Years
Book Overview: Part of the specially-commissioned White Wolves fiction range for 7-11 year olds, written in consultation with the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education. Each year group has three stand-alone titles and accompanying Teachers' Guides to support Guided Reading lessons in the classroom. Ties in with themes demanded by the NLS for Year 3: myths and legends. The series is already garnering praise in the press: 'It's a pleasure to read commissioned work which fulfils its brief so imaginatively' Books for Keeps. White Wolves are included on the Primary Strategy's book list for guided reading at KS2.

Author Bio
Julia Green is a rising star, whose teen books are currently published by Puffin. In Blue Moon and Baby Blue, concerning teenage pregnancy and motherhood, she writes about big issues in a sensitive, intelligent way. Her most-recent title Hunter's Heart was picked as a 'top title' in the Bookseller roundup of teenage reads. This is her second book for A&C Black. White Wolves: Taking Flight was published in June 2006.