Lydia's Tin Lid Drum by Neale Osborne
Nine-year-old Lydia lives in the land of Likrishka, ruled over by Stannic the 'Tin Man', a powerful chef who has placed the country under martial law. His plan is to rule over an obedient population and to instil his tastes into the under-tens by placing them in the care of governesses in robot-policed Detainer Zones. Sweets and other food are the most important things in this world, and the source of all power - and so they are fiercely controlled by Stannic. Something has to be done! When Lydia manages to escape, she is recruited by a group of girls on a mission. Together, they embark on a quest through jungles, tunnels, and caves, past natural and man-made hazards, to find a number of forbidden and dangerous sweets, which eventually they will use in an audacious plan to bring down the tyrannous Stannic and his regime for ever.
set in one of the most densely-imagined alternative universes ever. [it's] mad, but tantalisingly different. Independent on Sunday a sumptuous feast of a book ... Neale ... provides his readers with a wild ride Birmingham Post a pleasure to read such an original book which plays with language with such dexterity! School Librarian
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| ISBN 13 | 9780192763563 |
| ISBN 10 | 0192763563 |
| Title | Lydia's Tin Lid Drum |
| Author | Neale Osborne |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 2011-08-04 |
| Number of pages | 528 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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