Name: Tinder par Sally Gardner
SKU: 9781780621487
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Tinder Résumé

Tinder Sally Gardner

A young soldier, a captive princess, witches, wolves and Death walk hand in hand in COSTA AWARD winner Sally Gardner's gothic retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's THE TINDERBOX.

Otto Hundebiss is tired of war, but when he defies Death he walks a dangerous path. A half-beast half-man gives him shoes and dice, which will lead him deep into a web of dark magic and mystery. He meets the beautiful Safire - pure of heart and spirit, the scheming Mistress Jabber and the terrifying Lady of the Nail. He learns the powers of the tinderbox and the wolves whose master he becomes. But will all the riches in the world bring him the thing he most desires?

Fairy tales are often the cruellest stories of all; this spellbinding book tells of both great love and great loss.

Beautifully illustrated by David Roberts.

Shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2015 and the Kate Greenaway Medal 2015.

Tinder Avis

Dazzling and haunting...a dark and deliciously macabre read with an unexpected twist * The Best New Children's Books 2015 *
Fast-paced and gripping * Stylist *
Profoundly beautiful and thought-provoking ... mesmeric ... ultimately, we are in the hands of a consummate storyteller who provides her readers with nothing less than a meditation on desire, maturation, reality and death. * INIS Magazine *
Luminously written ... rich and rewarding * Books For Keeps *
A dark but delightful read * SFX Magazine *
Exquisite ... as dark and captivating as you would hope * The Bookseller *
Profoundly beautiful * Recommended Reads *
David Roberts' elegant illustrations are integral to the beautiful design ... A volume to treasure and re-read * Financial Times *
Mesmeric ... another jewel in Gardner's crown * The Times *
The natural elegance of Roberts' style marries perfectly with the supernatural elements of Gardner's powerful narrative -- by turns ghostly, tender, dramatic * Books For Keeps *
Exquisite * School Zone *
A dark dream -- an exploration of memory, grief, fear, lust and love. Gardner's delicate, eerie rendering lends it a new grace * The Daily Telegraph *
Gardner's prose in Tinder is adventurous and hugely energetic ... Its a beauty * The Guardian *
An exquisitely macabre fairy story for teenagers * The Daily Telegraph *

À propos de Sally Gardner

Sally Gardner (Author)
Sally Gardner is an award-winning novelist from London. Her books have been translated into 22 languages and have sold more than one million copies in the UK. Her historical novel for older readers, I, Coriander, won the Smarties Children's Book Prize in 2005. Two thrillers both set at the time of the French Revolution, The Red Necklace and The Silver Blade, which was shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize in 2009, followed. Actor Dominic West (The Wire) has bought the film rights to both titles. Her YA novel, The Double Shadow, was published in 2011 to critical acclaim. Sally Gardner's stories for middle readers include Lucy Willow and the popular Magical Children series of six titles: The Strongest Girl in the World, The Invisible Boy, The Boy with Magic Numbers, The Smallest Girl in the World, The Boy with the Lightning Feet, and The Boy who could Fly, which are also available as audio books. She has also written and illustrated picture books including The Fairy Catalogue, The Glass Heart, The Book of Princesses and Playtime Rhymes. Sally Gardner continues to be an avid spokesperson for dyslexia, working to change the way it is perceived by society. She is dyslexic and argues that it is not a disability, but a gift.

Her website is www.sallygardner.net and you can follow her on Twitter @TheSallyGardner

David Roberts (Illustrator)
David Roberts is a hugely successful illustrator who has illustrated books by Philip Ardagh, Julia Donaldson, Jacqueline Wilson and Chris Priestley. He's also the creator of Dirty Bertie and the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling artist of picture books IGGY PECK, ARCHITECT and ROSIE REVERE, ENGINEER. David lives in London.

Informations supplémentaires

Sku

GOR007054306

ISBN 13

9781780621487

ISBN 10

1780621485

Titre

Tinder Sally Gardner

Auteur

Sally Gardner

État

Occasion - Très bon état

Relié

Broché

Éditeur

Hachette Children's Group

Année de publication

20151001

Nombre de pages

352

Prix

Commended for Carnegie Medal 2015 (UK) Commended for Kate Greenaway Medal 2015 (UK)

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