By Tanya Landman (author)
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Award-winning author Tanya Landman delivers an engaging quick-read for struggling teen readers as one man's cunning ruse transforms stone into soup.
Approaching a distant village on market day, a hungry man hopes to find food and a place to rest. But he's an unwelcome arrival and the villagers refuse to help. Armed with just a single bowl and a stone he found along the road, he must rely on his resourcefulness and quick wit.
Will the stranger be able to win the locals over with his cunning plan?
• Specially designed and edited to a reading age of 6, this title is aimed at seriously struggling and reluctant teen readers, and is also ideal for EAL learners, filling a crucial gap for engaging, age-appropriate titles
• Driven by a short, sharp plot and accessible language, ideal for building confidence in independent reading and perfectly tailored for readers aged 11+
• Featuring striking black-and-white illustrations from Cinthya Álvarez throughout that work to capture attention, break up the text and aid comprehension
Tanya Landman is renowned for her prize-winning novels including the beautifully “deft and dark”, Carnegie Medal winning Buffalo Soldier . In 2019 she won the Scottish Teenage Book Prize for her critically acclaimed novella One Shot .
Tanya says that she loves how writing allows her to daydream – something she was always in trouble for at school!
Read more about the author here .
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Award-winning author Tanya Landman delivers an engaging quick-read for struggling teen readers as one man's cunning ruse transforms stone into soup. Approaching a distant village on market day, a hungry man hopes to find food and a place to rest.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Stranger's Gift and determined it is suitable for children aged 11-12 years old
The Stranger's Gift features in the following genres: Featured Books for 11+ readers, Historical Fiction, Short Stories, Traditional Tales, Dyslexia Friendly Books for Interest age 11+, Dyslexia Friendly Books for Teens, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories, Recommendations, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Romance / Relationship Stories
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The Stranger's Gift was written by Tanya Landman and published by Barrington Stoke an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
The Stranger's Gift has 23 pages
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