Blue John
$21.91
- Paperback
104 pages
- Release Date
21 February 2017
Summary
Blue John: A Tale of Light and Darkness
A spell-binding tale of magic and mysticism for young readers that explores the wonder of nature, from award-winning Berlie Doherty.
The Queen of Darkness lives deep underground beneath a mountain with her child, Blue John, a boy she made from the blue of the glacier and the hot yellow light of the sun. Blue John is forbidden to leave his mother’s side, but the lure of the light above is too strong. When a singing, dancing girl comes t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781781125786 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1781125783 |
| Series: | Little Gems |
| Author: | Berlie Doherty, Alexandria Neonakis |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Imprint: | Barrington Stoke Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 104 |
| Release Date: | 21 February 2017 |
| Weight: | 140g |
| Dimensions: | 168mm x 126mm x 12mm |
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Critics Review
“Beautifully and simply told, will intrigue and move young readers” – LoveReading4Kids
“Beautifully and simply told, will intrigue and move young readers” – LoveReading4Kids
“An absolutely fascinating and unusual little story” – Toppsta review
“An enchanted tale of love, loyalty and longing, sparkling with diamond-cut language and framed with atmospheric illustrations” – Playing By the Book, Blog
About The Author
Berlie Doherty
Born in Knotty Ash, Liverpool, Berlie Doherty is the youngest of three children. She has been a social worker, a journalist, a teacher, and, for the past twenty years, a writer. Berlie has twice won the prestigious Carnegie Medal, for ‘Grannie was a Buffer Girl’ in 1987 and for ‘Dear Nobody’ in 1992. She lives in the Derbyshire Peak District.
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