Twelve Minutes to Midnight
Twelve Minutes to Midnight
Résumé
Penelope Tredwell is the feisty thirteen-year-old orphan heiress of the bestselling magazine, The Penny Dreadful. Her masterly tales of the macabre are gripping Victorian Britain. One day, a letter she receives from the governor of the notorious Bedlam madhouse plunges her into an adventure more terrifying than anything she has ever imagined
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Twelve Minutes to Midnight by Christopher Edge
Step into the past to discover a thrilling mystery about a sinister plot to shape and control the future, in this spine-tingling historical adventure from award-winning author Christopher Edge. Penelope Tredwell is the feisty thirteen-year-old orphan heiress of the bestselling magazine, The Penny Dreadful. Her masterly tales of the macabre are gripping Victorian Britain, even if no one knows she's the author. One day, a letter she receives from the governor of the notorious Bedlam madhouse plunges her into an adventure more terrifying than anything she has ever imagined. Why are the patients of Bedlam waking every night at twelve minutes to midnight? What is the meaning of the strange messages they write? Who is the Spider Lady of South Kensington? Penelope is always seeking mysteries to fill the pages of her magazine. But this isn't any ordinary story, it's the future. And the future looks deadly... Spine-tingling historical adventure series with a supernatural twist! From the acclaimed author of The Many Worlds of Albie Bright and The Infinite Lives of Maisie Day. 'The feisty and courageous Penelope makes the perfect heroine for an adventure packed with exciting twists and turns.' - BookTrust Related discussion notes and activity ideas available on the Nosy Crow website.Christopher Edge is an award-winning children's author whose books have been translated into more than twenty languages. His novel The Infinite Lives of Maisie Day won the STEAM Children's Book Prize and his last four novels were all nominated for the prestigious CILIP Carnegie Medal. Before becoming a writer, he worked as an English teacher, editor and publisher - any job that let him keep a book close to hand - and he now lives in Gloucestershire with his wife and family, close to his local library.
Find out more about Christopher at christopheredge.co.uk and find him on Twitter @edgechristopher
| SKU | Non disponible |
| ISBN 13 | 9780857630506 |
| ISBN 10 | 0857630504 |
| Titre | Twelve Minutes to Midnight |
| Auteur | Christopher Edge |
| Série | Twelve Minutes To Midnight Trilogy |
| État | Non disponible |
| Type de reliure | Paperback |
| Éditeur | Nosy Crow Ltd |
| Année de publication | 2012-02-02 |
| Nombre de pages | 256 |
| Prix | Winner of Stockport Children's Book Awards - Picture Book Prize 2013 |
| Note de couverture | La photo du livre est présentée à titre d'illustration uniquement. La reliure, la couverture ou l'édition réelle peuvent varier. |
| Note | Non disponible |