Island of the Aunts
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Island of the Aunts by Eva Ibbotson
When the kindly old aunts decide that they need help caring for creatures who live on their hidden island, they know that adults can't be trusted. What they need are a few special children who can keep a secret-a secret as big as a magical island. And what better way to get children who can keep really big secrets, than to kidnap them (After all, some children just plain need to be kidnapped.) Don't miss this wildly inventive and funny read from master storyteller Eva Ibbotson.
- Sibü¾Ž–”¼al Pounder is the author of the bestselling Witch Wars and Bad Mermaids series, as well as the World Book Day mashup, Bad Mermaids Meet the Witches. Before becoming a full-time author, Sibü¾Ž–”¼al worked as a writer and researcher for the Financial Times, with other writing credits including Vogue and Glamour online magazines. Beyond Platform 13, the sequel to Eva Ibbotson's The Secret of Platform 13, is Sibü¾Ž–”¼al's first standalone novel. Visit her online at sibealpounder.com.
- Eva Ibbotson was born in Vienna in 1925 and moved to England with her father when the Nazis came into power. Ibbotson wrote more than twenty books for children and young adults, many of which garnered nominations for major awards for children's literature in the UK, including the Nestlü¾Ž–”¼ Smarties Book Prize and the Whitbread Prize. Eva's critically acclaimed Journey to the River Sea won the Smarties Gold Medal in 2001. Set in the Amazon, it was written in honor of her deceased husband Alan, a former naturalist. Imaginative and humorous, Eva's books often convey her love of nature, in particular the Austrian countryside, which is evident in works such as The Star of Kazan and A Song for Summer. Eva passed away at her home in Newcastle on October 20, 2010. Her final book, One Dog and His Boy, was published in May 2011.
- Eva Ibbotson was born in Vienna in 1925 and moved to England with her father when the Nazis came into power. Ibbotson wrote more than twenty books for children and young adults, many of which garnered nominations for major awards for children's literature in the UK, including the Nestlü¾Ž–”¼ Smarties Book Prize and the Whitbread Prize. Eva's critically acclaimed Journey to the River Sea won the Smarties Gold Medal in 2001. Set in the Amazon, it was written in honor of her deceased husband Alan, a former naturalist. Imaginative and humorous, Eva's books often convey her love of nature, in particular the Austrian countryside, which is evident in works such as The Star of Kazan and A Song for Summer. Eva passed away at her home in Newcastle on October 20, 2010. Her final book, One Dog and His Boy, was published in May 2011.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780525464846 |
| ISBN 10 | 0525464840 |
| Title | Island of the Aunts |
| Author | Eva Ibbotson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Publisher | Dutton Juvenile |
| Year published | 2000-10-23 |
| Number of pages | 276 |
| Prizes | Runner-up for Maine Student Book Award (Grades 4-8) 2002, Short-listed for California Young Reader Medal (Intermediate) 2003, Short-listed for North Carolina Children's Book Award (Junior Book) 2002 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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