What's the hook? A fast-moving and intriguing novel from this award-winning author. What are the themes? Mystery, imagination, families, generations and identity along with opportunities for cross-curricular links: History (the Russian Revolution) and citizenship (the displacement of refugees). Teaching points? Narrative device of switching between past and present provides opportunities for studying structure.

 

This book features in the following series: New Century Readers, New Longman Literature 11-14 .

. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read.

There are 216 pages in this book. This book was published 2003 by Pearson Education Limited .

Joan Lingard was born in Edinburgh but grew up in Belfast. She has had a long and varied career in children's books, and was awarded the M. B. E, in 1998 for services to children's literature. She writes with equal success for teenagers, adults and the very young.