The Death Defying Pepper Roux by Geraldine Mccaughrean
Pepper Roux has a charmed life, not only because he confounded his mad aunt's prediction that he was going to die at 14 by remaining alive, but also because he can step into any role he likes and have an adventure. Pepper becomes a sea captain and a sausage-seller, amongst other things, creating chaos wherever he goes.
'There are other authors writing for all ages who are good, and a few who are very good indeedBut on form Geraldine McCaughrean is in a class of her own, and this latest story is as fine as anything she has written yet.' * Nicholas Tucker *
'I couldn't put it down. It's wise and odd and funny, and the plot kept zipping off in unexpected directions right to the end . . . everybody should read Geraldine McCaughrean.' * Philip Reeve *
'this is irresistible reading, to enchant all ages . . . Pepper Roux can make you happy too.' * Nicolette Jones, The Sunday Times *
'I couldn't put it down. It's wise and odd and funny, and the plot kept zipping off in unexpected directions right to the end . . . everybody should read Geraldine McCaughrean.' * Philip Reeve *
'this is irresistible reading, to enchant all ages . . . Pepper Roux can make you happy too.' * Nicolette Jones, The Sunday Times *
Geraldine McCaughrean has won the Carnegie Medal, the Whitbread Children's Book Award (three times), the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, the Smarties Bronze Award (four times), the Blue Peter Book of the Year award and the Blue Peter Special Book to Keep Forever award. Her novels include Peter Pan in Scarlet, The White Darkness, Not the End of the World, Smile!, Stop the Train, The Kite Rider, The Stones are Hatching, Plundering Paradise, Gold Dust, A Pack of Lies and A Little Lower than the Angels. Geraldine McCaughrean was born and educated in Enfield, North London, the youngest daughter of a fireman and a teacher. She trained as a teacher, worked for ten years in publishing, and in 1988 became a full-time writer. Since then Geraldine has written over 130 books and plays for both adults and children and has won every major children's book prize. Geraldine lives in Berkshire with her husband and their daughter.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780192756039 |
| ISBN 10 | 0192756036 |
| Title | The Death Defying Pepper Roux |
| Author | Geraldine Mccaughrean |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 2010-06-03 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Carnegie Medal 2011 |
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