By Berlie Doherty (author)
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A new edition of the much loved classic. Catherine and her family set out for her grandmother's house deep in the Derbyshire hills. Sheltering from a storm in an old cruck barn with her younger sister and brother, it becomes strangely familiar to her, and she is drawn back to a time when three children sheltered all winter away from a terrible plague that was devastating their village.
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Written by a master storyteller Children of Winter recreates the time when the tiny village of Eyam in Derbyshire cut itself off from the rest of England in 1666. Cover Art by Tamsin Rosewell.
Berlie Doherty is the author of the best-selling novel, Street Child , and over 60 more books for children, teenagers and adults, and has written many plays for radio, theatre and television. She has been translated into over twenty languages and has won many awards, including the Carnegie Medal for both Granny Was a Buffer Girl and Dear Nobody , and the Writers’ Guild Award for both Daughter of the Sea and the theatre version of Dear Nobody .
She has three children and seven grandchildren, and lives in the Derbyshire Peak District.
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A new edition of the much loved classic. Catherine and her family set out for her grandmother's house deep in the Derbyshire hills.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Children of Winter and determined it is suitable for children aged 7-8 years old
Children of Winter features in the following genres: Science Fiction, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Featured Books for 7+ readers, Recommendations
Paperback. £7.19, down from the £7.99 cover price. In Stock.
Children of Winter was written by Berlie Doherty and published by Fox & Ink Books
Children of Winter has 100 pages
£7.19, reduced from £7.99. In Stock.
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