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Tall Story
Candy Gourlay
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Description for Tall Story
Paperback. Andi is short. And she has lots of wishes. She wishes she could play on the school basketball team, she wishes for her own bedroom, but most of all she wishes that her long lost half brother, Bernardo, could come and live in London, where he belongs. Then Andi's biggest wish comes true and she's minutes away from becoming someone's little sister. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: YFB. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 218.
Be careful what you wish for . . . Andi is short. And she has lots of wishes. She wishes she could play on the school basketball team, she wishes for her own bedroom, but most of all she wishes that her long lost half brother, Bernardo, could come and live in London, where he belongs. Then Andi's biggest wish comes true and she's minutes away from becoming someone's little sister. As she waits anxiously for Bernardo to arrive from the Philippines, she hopes he'll turn out to be tall and just as mad as she is ... Read more
Be careful what you wish for . . . Andi is short. And she has lots of wishes. She wishes she could play on the school basketball team, she wishes for her own bedroom, but most of all she wishes that her long lost half brother, Bernardo, could come and live in London, where he belongs. Then Andi's biggest wish comes true and she's minutes away from becoming someone's little sister. As she waits anxiously for Bernardo to arrive from the Philippines, she hopes he'll turn out to be tall and just as mad as she is ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Random House Children´s Publishers UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848531376
SKU
V9781848531376
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-99
About Candy Gourlay
Candy Gourlay is a Filipino author based in London. Her debut novel Tall Story won the Crystal Kite Prize for Europe and the National Book Award in the Philippines. It was nominated for the Carnegie Medal and shortlisted for 13 prizes including the Blue Peter, the Waterstones Prize and the Branford Boase. When she's not blogging, Candy loves taking photographs ... Read more
Reviews for Tall Story
Gourlay spins slender threads of wishes and prayers, magic and miracles, desires and redemption and weaves together an impressively sweet and rich tale
Kirkus
I enjoyed Candy Gourlay's Tall Story
Observer
This is a story that is funny, sad and magical. I thought the author chose a good subject to ... Read more
Kirkus
I enjoyed Candy Gourlay's Tall Story
Observer
This is a story that is funny, sad and magical. I thought the author chose a good subject to ... Read more