The Foreshadowing
$33.03
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
29 July 2014
Summary
Sasha can see the future. But can she use her power to save her brothers and change their destiny? A stunning World War One anniversary edition of the mesmerising novel from award-winning author, Marcus Sedgwick.
It is 1915, WWI. Seventeen-year-old Sasha Fox is the privileged only daughter of a respected doctor living in the wealthy seaside town of Brighton. But her brothers, Edgar and Tom, have gone to war and Sasha has a terrible gift: she can see the future.
<…Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781444011067 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1444011065 |
| Author: | Marcus Sedgwick |
| Publisher: | Hachette Children's Group |
| Imprint: | Orion Children's Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 29 July 2014 |
| Weight: | 269g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 132mm x 23mm |
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A classy novel about a young girl going to the very centre of hell … It’s a powerful story that takes the readers into the horrors of war … This is an unforgettable no-holds-barred novel for older readers looking for a stylish and exciting read
About The Author
Marcus Sedgwick
Marcus Sedgwick (8 April 1968 – 15 November 2022) was the winner of many prizes, most notably the 2014 Michael L. Printz Award for his novel Midwinterblood. Marcus also received two Printz Honors, for Revolver in 2011 and The Ghosts of Heaven in 2016, giving him the most citations to date for America’s most prestigious book prize for writing for young adults. Other notable award-winning books include Floodland, Marcus’ first novel, which won the Branford-Boase Award in 2001; My Swordhand is Singing, which won the Booktrust Teenage Prize for 2007, and Lunatics and Luck, part of The Raven Mysteries series, which won a Blue Peter Book Award in 2011.
Marcus’ books have been shortlisted for over forty other awards, including the Carnegie Medal (seven times), the Edgar Allan Poe Award (twice) and the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize (four times). He has been nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award three times, in 2016, 2017 and 2018.
Marcus was Writer in Residence at Bath Spa University for three years, reviewed for The Guardian newspaper and taught creative writing at Arvon and Ty Newydd. He judged numerous books awards, including the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize and the Costa Book Awards.
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