Temora and the Wordsnatcher

Kate Gordon

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WOMBAT BOOKS
01 May 2023

Children's & Educational; General fiction (Children's&YA); Fantasy & magical realism (Children's&YA); Family & home stories (Children's&YA)

Series: The Wordspinners

"Temora and the Wordsnatcher is a book of magic and adventure, self-discovery and the true power of words. It is peopled by children who are discovering their true selves and the way they fit in the world.

Temora Murphy is eleven years old. She lives in an immaculate house, with a mother who wishes to control and mould her. The only other children she sees are the ""shiny"" girls her mother selects for her as friends. Girls who tease her for her size and shyness. Girls who call her ""Puddingface"". Temora wants more. Temora loves reading, books about adventure and magic. She finds these books in a black pearl box at the bottom of the garden, beneath the Bloodwood tree. She does not know how they come to be there or who sends them, and every time she thinks too hard about it, some strange impulse in her mind compels her to stop.

The books help her to escape. But only so much. Then, at a party for her twelfth birthday, Temora Murphy makes another wish. And with that wish, Temora Tempest's life alters forever.

Temora and the Wordsnatcher is a literary children's story; a portal fantasy work, featuring characters from multiple backgrounds and a protagonist who does not conform to societal standards of beauty, and who wishes to push against the constructs of what it means to be ""feminine"". "

By: Kate Gordon
Imprint: WOMBAT BOOKS
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 267mm, Width: 215mm, Spine: 5mm
Weight: 320g
ISBN: 9781761110122
ISBN 10: 1761110128
Series: The Wordspinners
Pages: 276
Publication Date: 01 May 2023
Recommended Age: From 10 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Kate Gordon grew up in a small town by the sea in Tasmania, Australia. She has written novels for teenagers, as well as picture books, and now writes middle grade fiction. Kate's books have been published internationally and two of her novels have been adapted for the stage.

Reviews for Temora and the Wordsnatcher

"""A complex read for independent readers who would like to find themselves in their favourite stories it is one to snuggle up with on cold winter nights” * EDU Blog * “Highly recommended fantasy” * The Sunday Telegraph *"