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A Bag Of Moonshine


No. of pages 144

Published: 2002

Great for age 7-18 years

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From the author of the Booker Prize-shortlisted Treacle Walker and the Carnegie Medal and Guardian Childrens Fiction Prize-winning classic, The Owl Service Stunning new CollinsVoyager edition of Alan Garners collection of folklore. Boggarts and gowks, fools and hobgoblins are only some of the strange and wonderful creatures in A Bag of Moonshine a veritable treasure trove of stories chosen from the folklore of England and Wales.There are 22 tales in all, beautifully illustrated in black and whitel by prize-winning illustrator Patrick Lynch.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book has been graded for interest at 8-13 years.

There are 144 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2002 by HarperCollins Publishers .

Alan Garner was born in Cheshire, where he still lives today.

 

This book has been nominated for the following award:

Mother Goose Award
This book was recognised by the Mother Goose Award.