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Product Identifiers

PublisherPenguin Young Readers Group

ISBN-100142407631

ISBN-139780142407639

eBay Product ID (ePID)56896751

Product Key Features

Book TitleI, Coriander

Number of Pages288 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicFantasy & Magic, Family / Parents, Family / Blended Families, General, Historical / Europe

Publication Year2007

IllustratorYes

GenreJuvenile Fiction

AuthorSally Gardner

FormatUk-B Format Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight8 Oz

Item Length7.7 in

Item Width5.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

Dewey Edition23

Grade FromFifth Grade

Grade ToUP

Dewey Decimal823.92

SynopsisWith atmospheric writing, Gardner creates a new exhilarating fairy tale of a young girl who in the 17th century discovers she has inherited mysterious abilities from her mother., In this exceptionally well-crafted tale, Coriander tells the story of her childhood in seventeenth-century Londonand of her discovery that she has inherited magical powers from her mother, who was a fairy princess. But her mothers sudden death brings on a dark time for Coriander. And after mourning her beloved mother and dealing with the disappearance of her father and the wrath of her evil stepmother, Coriander finds herself locked in a chest with no hope of escape and no will to survive. But when a bright light beckons to her, it is then that Corianders journey truly begins. Beautifully written, this magical and luminous story is destined to become a childrens classic., In this exceptionally well-crafted tale, Coriander tells the story of her childhood in seventeenth-century London--and of her discovery that she has inherited magical powers from her mother, who was a fairy princess. But her mother's sudden death brings on a dark time for Coriander. And after mourning her beloved mother and dealing with the disappearance of her father and the wrath of her evil stepmother, Coriander finds herself locked in a chest with no hope of escape and no will to survive. But when a bright light beckons to her, it is then that Coriander's journey truly begins. Beautifully written, this magical and luminous story is destined to become a children's classic.