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Shadow Creatures
Chris Vick
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Description for Shadow Creatures
Paperback.
Tove was 12 and Liva 9, when the Germans occupied Norway. They remember everything as if it happened yesterday. A middle grade story of bravery, resilience, rivalries and shadow creatures in the night.
Mose and her daughter Agna are incomers in the village, treated with suspicion. But young Liva, left out of the secrets her sister Tove and brother Hakken share, idolises Agna and follows her everywhere. Unwittingly, they lead the German soldiers to a perfect island. Once a haven for picnics and story-telling under the midnight sun, it is transformed into a grim POW camp. This is ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2024
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781837933167
SKU
9781837933167
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Chris Vick
Chris Vick is a graduate of the Bath Spa MA in Writing for Young People. In between writing and teaching, Chris works for a whale and dolphin conservation charity and is a member of Authors4Oceans. Chris is half Norwegian and his latest novel is inspired by his mother's experiences living in Norway during World War II. He lives near Bath ... Read more
Reviews for Shadow Creatures
'A triumph. Vick is a masterful storyteller. This beautifully written story should whet readers’ appetites... Given that the Second World War is no longer a compulsory part of the primary school curriculum, such books are all the more to be cherished.'
The Telegraph
I loved it. The story, the style, the history, the depth of meaning and feeling: ... Read more
The Telegraph
I loved it. The story, the style, the history, the depth of meaning and feeling: ... Read more