I, Coriander by Sally Gardner

I, Coriander by Sally Gardner

In this exceptionally well-crafted tale, Coriander tells the story of her childhood in seventeenth-century London--and of her discovery that she has inherited magical powers from her mother, who was a fairy princess. But her mother's sudden death brings on a dark time for Coriander. And after mourning her beloved mother and dealing with the disappearance of her father and the wrath of her evil stepmother, Coriander finds herself locked in a chest with no hope of escape and no will to survive. But when a bright light beckons to her, it is then that Coriander's journey truly begins. Beautifully written, this magical and luminous story is destined to become a children's classic.

Sally Gardner was born and raised in London. She was thrown out of many schools, deemed unteachable, and put to a school for maladjusted children because she was dyslexic and did not learn to read or write until she was fourteen. Despite this, she graduated with honors from a prestigious London art college, received a scholarship to a theater school, and went on to work as a successful costume designer on a number of noteworthy performances. She began illustrating and eventually writing picture books and chapter books after the births of twin daughters and a son, frequently with fairytale or otherwise magical subject matter. The Sunday Times in London dubbed her an eccentric brilliance.

Her debut novel for older audiences is I, Coriander. Lucy Willow and the popular Magical Children series, The Strongest Girl in the World, The Invisible Boy, The Boy with Magic Numbers, The Smallest Girl in the World, The Boy with Lightning Feet, and The Boy Who Could Fly are just a few of her middle-grade novels. Her picture books include The Fairy Catalogue, The Glass Heart, The Book of Princesses, and Playtime Rhymes, which she wrote and drew.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780142407639
ISBN 10	0142407631
Title	I, Coriander
Author	Sally Gardner
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin Putnam Inc
Year published	2007-03-01
Number of pages	288
Prizes	Short-listed for Massachusetts Children's Book Award 2008
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.