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The Catalogue of the Universe Margaret Mahy

The Catalogue of the Universe By Margaret Mahy

The Catalogue of the Universe by Margaret Mahy


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Summary

Opposites attract...?

The Catalogue of the Universe Summary

The Catalogue of the Universe by Margaret Mahy

Opposites attract...?

Angela May and Tycho Potter couldn't be more different: she is tall and beautiful, confident and carefree; he is short and serious, plain and self-conscious. Angela is popular and sexy, with many boyfriends; Tyke prefers the company of his books and watching the skies through his telescope. Tyke has a huge crush on Angela, yet these two 18-year-olds are unlikely best friends. He loves and is mentally tortured by her in roughly equal measure.
Angela acts out her burning desire to find and confront her father, whom her mother describes as having been the love affair of her life, but the truth is a very different story which shatters all her childhood imaginings. After a dramatic confrontation it is to Tycho she turns for support, and as their very different worlds collide they begin to understand the unpredictability of life as the repercussions touch everyone around them.

The Catalogue of the Universe Reviews

"Margaret Mahy is outstanding in the richness of her ideas and in her great storytelling ability." Twentieth Century Children's Writers

"Of course, like everything Margaret Mahy writes, it is very funny ... written with an awareness of the possibilities of language which can only be called poetic, and drawing convincing family relationships ... such pleasures should be widely shared." TES

"Mahy's impulsive, 'non-predictable' style makes all convincing by sheer vividness and verve." TLS

About Margaret Mahy

Margaret Mahy was born in New Zealand and has loved telling stories all her life. She has published well over a hundred titles and won several major prizes and awards, including The Order of New Zealand, for her internationally-acclaimed contribution to children's literature. She has twice won the prestigious Carnegie Medal, (The Haunting, 1982, and The Changeover, 1984).
Margaret lives in the South Island of New Zealand, in a house which she partially built herself, overlooking Governor's Bay.

Additional information

GOR003013231
9780007123384
0007123388
The Catalogue of the Universe by Margaret Mahy
Used - Very Good
Paperback
HarperCollins Publishers
2002-08-05
192
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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