Dido Twite in American New Cumbria on her wildest adventure yet.
Aboard the man o`war, the Thrush, on the way back to London from Nantucket, Dido and crew are summoned to the aid of the tyrannical Queen of New Cumbria who has appealed to England as her oldest ally for help - someone has stolen her lake. Her island is an infernal place with a suspicious lack of girl children, where birds called Aurocs carry off men and fish eat human flesh, streets are cobbled in silver and thirteen active volcanoes keep the citizens in a state of constant apprehension. Dido is abducted twice and has many dangers to overcome, before she can return to England on the Thrush.
Fitting in between NIGHTBIRDS ON NANTUCKET and LIMBO LODGE, THE STOLEN LAKE can be read as an independent story.
By:
Joan Aiken Imprint: Red Fox Country of Publication: United Kingdom Edition: New edition Dimensions:
Height: 198mm,
Width: 131mm,
Spine: 20mm
Weight: 225g ISBN:9780099477396 ISBN 10: 0099477394 Series:The Wolves Of Willoughby Chase Sequence Pages: 320 Publication Date:01 April 2005 Recommended Age: From 9 to 11 years Audience:
Children/juvenile
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9-11 years
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English as a second language
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Reviews for The Stolen Lake
" The author is better at creating villains than anybody since Dickens." — Time Magazine
