From multi-award-winning author Sally Nicholls, A Chase In Time is the first in a brilliant time-slip adventure series for 7+ readers, beautifully illustrated inside by Rachael Dean, with cover illustrations by Isabelle Follath.The old gilt-edged mirror has hung in Alex's aunt's house for as long as he can remember. Alex hardly notices it, until the day he and his sister are pulled through the mirror, back into 1912. It's the same house, but a very different place to live, and the people they meet need their help.Soon they're caught up in car chases and treasure hunts as they race to find a priceless golden cup - but will they ever be able to return to their own time?A fast-paced adventure full of car chases, arson and cake!'A clever vehicle for introducing the differences between then and now in an accessible way, with a fast-paced plot and a lovely spooky ending' - The Times on A Chase in TimeHave you read Alex and Ruby's other adventures: A Christmas in Time, An Escape in Time and A Secret in Time?
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A fast-paced adventure full of car chases, arson and cake!
From multi-award-winning author Sally Nicholls, A Chase In Time is the first in a brilliant time-slip adventure series for 7+ readers, beautifully illustrated inside by Rachael Dean.
Alex tried to pull his arm back, but found that he couldn't. It was like falling downhill in slow motion, except he was falling inside the mirror.Ruby said, "Alex, what's happening?""I don't know-" Alex said, and landed with a thump on his hands and knees."Ow!" said Ruby, behind him. Standing in front of them were two children, who were both screaming. The boy scrambled backwards, so he was pressed as close to the girl as he could get. The girl pu her arm around him. They both looked terrified. "Are you witches?" said the girl."No," said Alex. "I'm a boy. I'd be a wizard. But I'm just a boy. Where are we?""England," said the boy. "I say, though - you can't just be an ordinary boy. You walked right out of a looking glass. Did you come from Looking-Glass Land, like in Alice?"
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781788008662
Publisert
2020-10-01
Utgiver
Vendor
Nosy Crow Ltd
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Aldersnivå
JC, 02
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
208

Forfatter
Illustratør

Om bidragsyterne

Sally Nicholls (Author)
Sally Nicholls was born in Stockton-on-Tees, just after midnight, in a thunderstorm. She spent most of her childhood trying to make real life as much like a book as possible. Her first book, Ways to Live Forever, won the Waterstones Children's Book Prize in 2008 and in 2015 her book An Island of Our Own was shortlisted for the Costa children's prize. Sally lives in Liverpool with her husband and two sons, writing stories and trying to believe her luck.

Rachael Dean (Illustrator)
Rachael Dean is a UK based freelance illustrator, who lives on the coast near Liverpool. She studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Liverpool John Moore's University, and graduated in 2017 with a First Class Honours degree.

Rachael works traditionally painting images which are vivid and bold. She has a penchant for pattern but her real passion lies in the outdoors and travelling. She loves to gather inspiration from beautiful scenes of nature, which is often reflected in her work.

Rachael's clients include Andersen Press, Chicken House, Nosy Crow, Egmont, Puffin and Penguin Random House US.