Description
Temporarily out of stock
Title: His Name Was Walter
Author: RODDA EMILY
Format: HARDCOVER
Publication date: 23/07/2018
Imprint: HARPER COLLINS
Price: $23.00
Publishing status: Active
Awards:
Winner, 2019 2019 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards: Children’s Literature
Winner, ABA 2019 Best designed children’s fiction book
FROM AUSTRALIA’S FAVOURITE STORYTELLER COMES A STORY, WITHIN A STORY, THAT SHOWS US THE EXTRAORDINARY POWER OF TRUE LOVE AND SOLVES A DECADES-OLD MYSTERY. Once upon a time, in a dark city far away, there lived a boy called Walter, who had nothing but his name to call his own … The handwritten book, with its strangely vivid illustrations, has been hidden in the old house for a long, long time. Tonight, four kids and their teacher will find it. Tonight, at last, the haunting story of Walter and the mysterious, tragic girl called Sparrow will be read – right to the very end … From one of Australia’s most renowned children’s authors, comes an extraordinary story within a story – a mystery, a prophecy, a long-buried secret. And five people who will remember this night for the rest of their lives. PRAISE’Another magnificent book from Emily Rodda’ – Readings ‘guaranteed to capture the imaginations of 8+ mystery lovers’ – Better Reading
ISBN: 9781460756188
Weight: 355gr
Dimension: 208mm X 137mm