The Goldsmith's Daughter by Tanya Landman

The Goldsmith's Daughter by Tanya Landman

From the Carnegie Medal-winning author of Buffalo Soldier comes the story of a young girl struggling to change the course of her fate. From the Carnegie Medal-winning author of Buffalo Soldier comes the story of a young girl struggling to change the course of her fate as the once mighty Aztec Empire collapses around her. In the golden city of Tenochtitlan, the people live in fear of the gods; to keep them at bay, they are prepared to pay a toll in blood. Itacate, a girl born under an ill-fated sky, is destined for a life of submission and domestic drudgery. But her father, a goldsmith, discovers her talent for his craft, and so she begins to work as his apprentice in secret. When Spanish raiders invade the city, she finds herself at risk of being exposed. Can she escape her destiny and survive in this harsh new world?

reveals a small part of the little known Aztec civilisation in an absorbing novel* Viewpoint *
This is an absorbing tale that evokes how it may have felt to live in the time of Cortes and Montezuma. * The Newcastle Herald *

Tanya Landman has written numerous books for children and young people, including Buffalo Soldier, winner of the Carnegie Medal, Apache, shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal and the Booktrust Teenage Prize, The Goldsmith's Daughter, longlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, the Sam Swann and Poppy Fields mystery series and the beautiful picture book Mary's Penny. Tanya lives in Bideford, Devon, with her husband and their two sons. Visit Tanya at www.tanyalandman.com.

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ISBN 13	9781406307078
ISBN 10	1406307076
Title	The Goldsmith's Daughter
Author	Tanya Landman
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Walker Books Ltd
Year published	2008-08-01
Number of pages	304
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