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The Brockenspectre
Linda Newbery
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Description for The Brockenspectre
Paperback. Tommi is determined to find out the truth about his mountaineer father's mysterious disappearance. He knows all the stories of the forbidding mountain he has grown up beside, but nothing has prepared him for meeting the Brockenspectre. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 5AH; YFB. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 130 x 177 x 2. Weight in Grams: 128.
Tomas wants to be like his father – strong, brave and fearless. Pappi is a mountain guide, often away from home. He has taught Tomas to love the mountains, but also to fear their dangers – the winds and blizzards, the treacherous paths, the giddying slopes.
Above all, Tomas fears the Brockenspectre – a huge, shadowy creature that lives alone in the heights, waiting for unwary climbers. Its looming figure haunts his thoughts and his dreams.
When Pappi goes out one day and fails to return, Tomas knows it’s up to him to search – up ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Yearling (imprint of Random House Children's Books)
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780440871149
SKU
V9780440871149
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About Linda Newbery
As a child Linda Newbery was a secret writer, filling exercise books with stories which she hid in her wardrobe. Now she is a published author of over forty books, mainly children's and teenage fiction. She has been shortlisted for many prestigious literary prizes and has won the Costa children's book award. Linda lives in an Oxfordshire village and ... Read more
Reviews for The Brockenspectre
The narrative has a classic, fable-esque quality which is complimented by Pam Smy’s beautiful and atmospheric line drawings. Readers, young and old alike will take Tomas to their hearts and be eager to discover how his journey ends. The Brockenspectre is a small but perfectly formed hardback and will make a wonderful gift this Christmas season.
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