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The Wolves of Willoughby Chase: 60th Anniversary Edition


The Wolves of Willoughby Chase

No. of pages 272

Published: 2015

Great for age 6-12 years

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A beautiful new paperback edition, featuring a delightful new Afterword by Lizza Aiken - Joan Aiken's daughter - on how the story came to be written, plus fascinating material from the author's archive to celebrate the 60th anniversary of this wild, evocative and timeless fantasy.A fast-paced Dickensian adventure set in an alternative 19th Century England - with wolves! In a period of English History that never happened, when Good King James III is on the throne, and the whole country is ravaged by wolves which have migrated through the newly-opened Channel Tunnel. Young orphans Bonnie and Sylvia fall into the hands of evil Miss Slighcarp, they need all their wits - and the help of Simon the goose-boy - to escape unscathed, for the governess is more cruel and merciless than the wolves that surround the great house of Willoughby Chase.Illustrated by Pat Marriot and filled with brilliantly-drawn Dickensian characters The Wolves of Willoughby Chase makes an excellent choice for confident pre-teen readers who like a strong plot and good characterisation. The Wolves of Willoughby Chase often appears on lists of the best books for children such as The Telegraph's Top 100 Best Children's Books and the BBC's 100 Books to Read before You're Fourteen.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book features in the following series: Lythway Books, Lythway Large Print, Puffin, The Wolves Of Willoughby Chase, The Wolves Of Willoughby Chase Sequence, Wolves Chronicles, Wolves Of Willoughby Chase .

This book has been graded for interest at 11-14 years.

There are 272 pages in this book. This book was published in 2015 by Penguin Random House Children's UK .

Joan Aiken is one of the best loved authors of the twentieth century, and has written over a hundred books for young readers and adults, including "A Necklace of Raindrops," "The Winter Sleepwalker and Other Stories," and "The Youngest Miss Ward. "

 

This book contains the following story:

The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
It's 19th-century England during the reign of King James II, but it's not the England we know from the history books. This country is overrun with wolves that roam the forests, providing the perfect setting for a witty and dramatic story spanning the whole country, from the frozen North to the city of London, and peopled with all manner of evil governesses and ancient aunts.

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Audiobook
This book was recognised in the Audiobook category by the Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens.

Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books - Audiobook
This book was recognised in the Audiobook category of the Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books.

A wild and evocative fantasy, stylishly told, with a tremendous romantic appeal * Observer *

 

Altogether an invigorating book, in which the wit and nonsense make such a sparkling fizz together that it is hard to tell one from the other * Times Educational Supplement *

 

One genuine small masterpiece. Almost a copy-book lesson in those virtues that a classic children's book must possess * Time magazine *

 

Joan Aiken is a marvel -- Philip Pullman * The Guardian *