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Jane Austen Investigates

9 - 12 J.
BookPaperback
Ranking4653696in
CHF18.90

Description

Jane Austen turns detective in this spooky historical adventure by award-winning author Julia Golding!It's 1789 and a young Jane Austen turns detective as she seeks to solve the mysterious happenings at Southmoor Abbey. When a carriage accident forces a change of plans, 13-year-old Jane is sent to be a companion to Lady Cromwell for a week as the household prepares to celebrate the eldest son's coming-of-age party. While there, Jane vows to solve the mystery of the ghostly monk in the Abbey grounds - for she does not believe in such stories!But this is not the only strange occurrence for the adventurous young Jane to investigate. There are shivery night-time investigations, an Indian girl with secret talents, a library fire, two prize horses in danger, and friends to save from false accusations.With notebook in hand and her faithful dog Grandison by her side, will Jane overcome the continuous obstacles and find out the truth?
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ISBN/GTIN978-1-78264-334-0
Product TypeBook
BindingPaperback
PublisherSpck
Publishing date23/04/2021
Pages194 pages
LanguageEnglish
SizeWidth 129 mm, Height 198 mm, Thickness 11 mm
Weight213 g
Minimum age9 years
Article no.42670966
CatalogsBuchzentrum
Data source no.34545450
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Julia Golding is a multi-award winning children's author who has been awarded both the Waterstones Children's Book Prize and the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize. A former British diplomat and Oxfam policy adviser, Golding also has a doctorate in English Literature from Oxford University, and was writer-in-residence at the Royal Institution in 2019. Anavid Jane Austen fan, her Jane Austen-themed podcast 'What Would Jane Do?' offers a 19th century take on modern life. Golding is the successfulauthor of The Curious Science Quest series, The Tigers in the Tower andthe Jane Austen Investigates series.