Lob by Linda Newbery
Older than anybody. For as long as she can remember, Lucy has wanted to catch a glimpse of the mysterious green man who lives in Grandpa Will's garden: Lob. You have to be very special to see him; Lucy's parents think Lob's just imaginary, but Lucy knows he exists.
Newbery has stepped into timelessness with her short novel, ostensibly for middle-grade readers, entitled LOB (2010)It is a charming retelling of the Green Man legend, rich and playfully reinterpreted, which also has a contemporary thread * Oxford Companion to Children's Literature *
An exquisite novel for the more sensitive seven to nine-year-olds * Sunday Telegraph *
One of the most gifted writers around must surely be Linda Newbery and Lob, her latest novel for younger readers, is the kind of book that will inspire in children a deep love of nature and in adults a yearning for the wonderment of childhood * Independent on Sunday *
Linda Newbery tells her story beautifully, evoking empathy and emotion without ever straying into sentimentality * The Scotsman *
The mystical and beautiful fable is one of my favourite titles of this year * The Bookseller *
An exquisite novel for the more sensitive seven to nine-year-olds * Sunday Telegraph *
One of the most gifted writers around must surely be Linda Newbery and Lob, her latest novel for younger readers, is the kind of book that will inspire in children a deep love of nature and in adults a yearning for the wonderment of childhood * Independent on Sunday *
Linda Newbery tells her story beautifully, evoking empathy and emotion without ever straying into sentimentality * The Scotsman *
The mystical and beautiful fable is one of my favourite titles of this year * The Bookseller *
As a child Linda Newbery was a secret writer, filling exercise books with stories which she hid in her wardrobe. Now she is a published author of over forty books, mainly children's and teenage fiction. She has been shortlisted for many prestigious literary prizes and has won the Costa children's book award.
Linda lives in an Oxfordshire village and enjoys yoga, gardening, walking and the cinema.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781780080833 |
| ISBN 10 | 1780080832 |
| Title | Lob |
| Author | Linda Newbery |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Year published | 2014-10-09 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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