By Daniel Dockery (author) , Marco Guadalupi (illustrator)
"Set in the 1920s, this magnificent mystery sees an adventurous orphan traverse the globe to fulfil her mother’s quest to discover the Tree of Life"
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Laden with lashings of 1920s atmosphere, Wendington Jones and the Missing Tree presents an action-packed adventure with a unique voice, courtesy of its wonderful, one-of-a-kind orphaned protagonist.
Packed with peril and pitch-perfect period atmosphere, Wendington’s brave and noble quest to solve the potentially miraculous Tree of Life mystery her deceased “globetrotting swashbuckler” mother had been researching sings with stand-out storytelling.
Wendington certainly seems to have inherited much from her mother - an adventuress anthropologist who’d “swum with manatees, dined with rajas, and seen the sun rise on four continents”. A woman who “was her daughter’s idol”. I adored Wendington’s voice, her wit, and confidence, and the way her usually indomitable spirit was sometimes dappled with doubt and the anger of grief, such as when she feels “a deep hatred, born out of feeling lost, helpless and betrayed”.
Thrilling, moving and amusing as Wendington outwits multiple enemies while struggling with tremendous grief, this smart, twisty mystery comes recommended for all adventure- loving 9+-year-olds, grown-ups included.
Wendington Jones has her world abruptly up-ended when her adventuring mother dies in a car crash in late 1920.
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Left in the care of her Grandmamma and her valet Rohan, Wendington receives a parcel in the middle of the night, seemingly from her dead mother. It's half of a manuscript from a book her mother was writing, and describes a mystery surrounding the mythical Tree of Life.
When Wendington reads that the tree could have the power to bring her mother back to life, she throws herself into finding the remainder of the manuscript and solving her mother's mystery. However, her initial attempts are laced with danger.
Other people also seek to find the Tree of Life and Wendington has to trick, fight and talk her way out of many perilous situations.
Does Wendington have what it takes to complete her mission? Enola Holmes meets Indiana Jones in this epic story of mystery, adventure and learning to live with grief along the way.
Daniel Dockery has written storylines and scripts for one of the UK's most popular tv series, Hollyoaks, including award winning stories about anorexia, young LGBT relationships and criminally exploited children. As well as working on Coronation Street's award winning 50th anniversary, he's developed and storied several feature films starring Robert De Niro, Dave Bautista and Olga Kurylenko.
He has also written theatre pieces, staged in Manchester schools where he has taught drama when not writing.
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Wendington Jones has her world abruptly up-ended when her adventuring mother dies in a car crash in late 1920. Left in the care of her Grandmamma and her valet Rohan, Wendington receives a parcel in the middle of the night, seemingly from her dead mother.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Wendington Jones and The Missing Tree and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
Wendington Jones and The Missing Tree features in the following genres: Featured Books for 9+ readers, Featured Books for 11+ readers, Recommendations, Star Books, Adventure Stories, Crime & Mystery, Historical Fiction, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational
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Wendington Jones and The Missing Tree was written by Daniel Dockery and published by UCLan Publishing
Wendington Jones and The Missing Tree has 320 pages
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