A tale of adventure, attack, deceit, bravery, murder, abduction and high glory set in a small Welsh town. This book was the Winner of the Guardian fiction award. The author also wrote The Shadow Guests, The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, Black Hearts in Battersea and The Cuckoo Tree. [This book description comes from a different edition of this title. Please report any inaccuracies].
This book is the winner of numerous awards
This book features in the following series: Puffin Storybooks, The Wolves Of Willoughby Chase .
There are 276 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 2003 by Econo-Clad Books, Div. of American Cos. , Inc. .
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 Whispering Mountain
In the small town of Pennygaff, the legendary Harp of Teirtu is found - and lost again. For young Owen Hughes and his friend Arabis, it is the start of a hair-raising race to save the harp from sinister Lord Malyn. As they struggle to keep it out of his hands, they are plunged into a wild adventure involving murder, kidnapping, underground worlds, savage beasts, floods, avalanche, the mysterious children of the Pit - and above all, a man who will stop at nothing to get the harp back again.
This book has been nominated for the following award:
Guardian Fiction Award
This book was recognised by the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize Award. This award was founded in 1967 and winners are selected by fellow writers. It is awarded annually to fiction written for children aged eight and above.
