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Tales from Schwartzgarten: The Woebegone Twins: Book 2
Christopher William Hill
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Description for Tales from Schwartzgarten: The Woebegone Twins: Book 2
Paperback. A gruesomely funny series for fans of Roald Dahl and Lemony Snicket Series: Tales from Schwartzgarten. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: YFCF. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 132 x 201 x 26. Weight in Grams: 288.
When twins Greta and Feliks are sent to the ill-omened Schwartzgarten Reformatory for Maladjusted Children it seems their fate is sealed: that is until they are rescued by the glamorous Olga Van Veenen, a fabulously wealthy children's author, plagued by writer's block. But Olga's life is apparently in danger, threatened by a second-rate novelist who wishes to see his rival dead. When Olga and her faithful retainer, Valentin, disappear from the eerie and imposing Castle Van Veenen, many miles north by train from Schwartzgarten's Imperial Railway Station, Greta and Feliks conclude that the murderous novelist has finally exacted his revenge ... Read more
When twins Greta and Feliks are sent to the ill-omened Schwartzgarten Reformatory for Maladjusted Children it seems their fate is sealed: that is until they are rescued by the glamorous Olga Van Veenen, a fabulously wealthy children's author, plagued by writer's block. But Olga's life is apparently in danger, threatened by a second-rate novelist who wishes to see his rival dead. When Olga and her faithful retainer, Valentin, disappear from the eerie and imposing Castle Van Veenen, many miles north by train from Schwartzgarten's Imperial Railway Station, Greta and Feliks conclude that the murderous novelist has finally exacted his revenge ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Hachette Children´s Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
Tales from Schwartzgarten
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781408314562
SKU
V9781408314562
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About Christopher William Hill
Christopher William Hill was born in Truro, in Cornwall - a little jaundiced, but that was to be expected in the grim days of the 1970s. His mother was a former nurse, so Christopher grew up with a copy of Black's Medical Dictionary to hand, which was ideal reading matter for an enthusiastic hypochondriac. He liked acting and putting on ... Read more
Reviews for Tales from Schwartzgarten: The Woebegone Twins: Book 2
If you like your reading dark and gruesome, then this is the series for you
Parents In Touch
Hill is not sentimental about children; he captures every child's sense of angry powerlessness and turns it upside-down, letting readers explore the fantastic thrill and horror of what could happen if they were clever enough to claim total power over ... Read more
Parents In Touch
Hill is not sentimental about children; he captures every child's sense of angry powerlessness and turns it upside-down, letting readers explore the fantastic thrill and horror of what could happen if they were clever enough to claim total power over ... Read more