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Nikko lives in a small farming village in Greece near the stronghold of Mycenae in 1200 BC. When his sister Thetis is born, Nikko rescues her from the hillside where she has been abandoned, setting off an unforeseen chain of events.
FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description
Jackie French explores a distant and fascinating world, where the future is not always as it seems, and the king's displeasure means death.Ages 10 - 14After Nikko and thetis are taken from their village, their amazing acrobatic skills save them from slavery and make them the focus of the Mycenaean court. the courtiers are in awe of them; the King is enchanted.But thetis may destroy them both when she tells the King a truth about his future that he doesn't want to hear. Nikko and the daring horse dancer Euridce must travel across Greece to find his sister again - and the extraordinary future that awaits them all - in Delphi.Can one young girl change history?Jackie French waves history, myth and fantasy together into one enthralling tale of horse dancers, earthquakes and tsunamis, as well as love and courage, from beyond recorded time.Ages 10-14
Author Biography
Jackie French AM is an award-winning writer, wombat negotiator, the 2014–2015 Australian Children's Laureate and the 2015 Senior Australian of the Year. In 2016 Jackie became a Member of the Order of Australia for her contribution to children's literature and her advocacy for youth literacy. She is regarded as one of Australia's most popular children's authors and writes across all genres — from picture books, history, fantasy, ecology and sci-fi to her much loved historical fiction for a variety of age groups. 'A book can change a child's life. A book can change the world' was the primary philosophy behind Jackie's two-year term as Laureate.jackiefrench.comfacebook.com/authorjackiefrench
Details ISBN0732288401 Author Jackie French Publisher HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd Year 2010 ISBN-10 0732288401 ISBN-13 9780732288402 Format Paperback Imprint HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd Place of Publication New South Wales Country of Publication Australia Publication Date 2010-07-01 Pages 352 DEWEY A823 Audience Age 10-14 Language English Media Book Audience Children / Juvenile NZ Release Date 2010-06-30 AU Release Date 2010-07-01 We've got this
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