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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Diana Wynne JonesPublisher: HarperCollins Publishers Imprint: HarperCollins Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 12.90cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.230kg ISBN: 9780007299263ISBN 10: 0007299265 Pages: 320 Publication Date: 05 March 2009 Recommended Age: From 9 years Audience: Children/juvenile , Young adult , Children's (6-12) , Teenage / Young adult Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock ![]() The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsImaginative and terribly funny Michael Morpurgo THE TELEGRAPH - 100 Best Books a Child Should Read Wit and humor glint from the pages THE HORN BOOK Praise for Diana Wynne Jones !Her hallmarks include laugh-aloud humour, plenty of magic and imaginative array of alternate worlds. Yet, at the same time, a great seriousness is present in all of her novels, a sense of urgency that links Jones's most outrageous plots to her readers' hopes and fears! Publishers Weekly Diana Wynne Jones ought to be crowned with coloured garlands because she is the best writer of magical fantasy for children in this country Evening Standard Diana Wynne Jones could teach Stephen King and JK Rowling a thing or two ! [she] has a skill for inserting just the right amount of detail in her written words, leaving you satiated but not stuffed. SFX Imaginative and terribly funny Michael Morpurgo THE TELEGRAPH - 100 Best Books a Child Should Read Wit and humor glint from the pages THE HORN BOOK Praise for Diana Wynne Jones !Her hallmarks include laugh-aloud humour, plenty of magic and imaginative array of alternate worlds. Yet, at the same time, a great seriousness is present in all of her novels, a sense of urgency that links Jones's most outrageous plots to her readers' hopes and fears! Publishers Weekly Diana Wynne Jones ought to be crowned with coloured garlands because she is the best writer of magical fantasy for children in this country Evening Standard Diana Wynne Jones could teach Stephen King and JK Rowling a thing or two ! [she] has a skill for inserting just the right amount of detail in her written words, leaving you satiated but not stuffed. SFX Imaginative and terribly funny Michael MorpurgoTHE TELEGRAPH - 100 Best Books a Child Should Read Wit and humor glint from the pages THE HORN BOOK Praise for Diana Wynne Jones ...Her hallmarks include laugh-aloud humour, plenty of magic and imaginative array of alternate worlds. Yet, at the same time, a great seriousness is present in all of her novels, a sense of urgency that links Jones's most outrageous plots to her readers' hopes and fears... Publishers Weekly Diana Wynne Jones ought to be crowned with coloured garlands because she is the best writer of magical fantasy for children in this country Evening Standard Diana Wynne Jones could teach Stephen King and JK Rowling a thing or two ... [she] has a skill for inserting just the right amount of detail in her written words, leaving you satiated but not stuffed. SFX Author InformationAuthor Website: http://www.dianawynnejones.comDiana Wynne Jones (1934–2011) spent her childhood in Essex and began writing fantasy novels for children in the 1970s. With her unique combination of magic, humour and imagination, she enthralled generations of children and adults with her work. She won the Guardian Award in 1977 with Charmed Life, was runner-up for the Children's Book Award in 1981 and was twice runner-up for the Carnegie Medal. Tab Content 6Author Website: http://www.dianawynnejones.comCountries AvailableAll regions |