Badger On The Barge by Howker Janni

Badger On The Barge by Howker Janni

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Set in the north-west of England, this is a collection of stories. Meet cussed, rebellious Miss Brady, who lives with a badger on a barge; the reviled old shepherd, Reicker; Sally Beck, a topiary gardener with an extraordinary past; the reclusive Egg Man; proudly independent Jakey; and the young people whose lives they profoundly affect.

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Badger On The Barge by Howker Janni

Set in the north-west of England, each of these powerful stories abounds with absorbing situations and memorable characters. Meet cussed, rebellious Miss Brady, who lives with a badger on a barge; the reviled old shepherd, Reicker; Sally Beck, a topiary gardener with an extraordinary past; the reclusive Egg Man; proudly independent Jakey...and the young people whose lives they profoundly affect.
"One of the most exciting and talented writers we have" Philip Pullman "An amazingly gifted writer." The Times Educational Supplement"
Janni Howker is an award-winning author. Her work includes The Nature of the Beast, winner of the Whitbread Children's Novel Award, winner of the Young Observer Teenage Fiction Prize and Highly Commended for the Carnegie Medal; Isaac Campion, shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal; and Martin Farrell. Her non-fiction picture book Walk with a Wolf was shortlisted for the Kurt Maschler Award and the TES Junior Information Book Award. She lives in Cumbria with her son and a variety of animals.
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ISBN 13 9781406301304
ISBN 10 1406301302
Title Badger On The Barge
Author Howker Janni
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Walker Books Ltd
Year published 2006-12-04
Number of pages 288
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.