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The Tunnels Below

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Tunnels Below
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Nadine Wild-Palmer
Illustrated by Ellen Shi
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:256
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
ISBN/Barcode 9781782692232
ClassificationsDewey:823.92
Audience
Children's (6-12)

Publishing Details

Publisher Pushkin Children's Books
Imprint Pushkin Children's Books
Publication Date 25 April 2019
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

On her twelfth birthday Cecilia goes out with her parents and sister to celebrate with a visit to a museum. On their way Cecilia drops the marble that her sister gave her as a present, and running to pick it up she is taken away on an empty underground train into a dark and deep tunnel. The fun family outing becomes a much more serious mission when Cecilia finds that she and her marble have a very important role to play in freeing the inhabitants of the tunnels from the tyrannical rule of the Corvus. A truly inventive, clever and magical story about the power of friendship and the importance of self-belief by debut novelist Nadine Wild-Palmer.

Author Biography

Nadine Wild-Palmer lives in South London. Her day job means she can be heard on Channel 4 as the voice-over artist announcing the programme schedules. Nadine is also a singer-songwriter and a poet and has worked as a children's librarian.

Reviews

"This is an impressive debut by Nadine Wild-Palmer... She has a tremendous imagination - I loved meeting the weird and wonderful creatures in this fantasy land." - Alex O'Connell, The Times, Children's Book of the Week "This hugely imaginative debut, with a brilliantly resourceful heroine, is one to look out for." - Fiona Noble, The Bookseller "A zippy and captivating read, full of cliffhanger chapter endings and inventive fantasy elements. Reminiscent of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Cecilia is pulled into a dreamlike world, with quirky twists and turns round every corner." -- BookTrust "A crazy adventure that skirts scary but is full of beautiful moments." - Khadija Osma, Scoop Magazine "The pages really did turn themselves, and really were quite gripping in their novelty." -- The Bookbag "A brilliantly imagined other-world adventure that pitches a young girl into a very strange place, and up against a dangerous tyrant, The Tunnels Below is an impressive debut." --Books for Keeps