Will Sparrow's Road e-bog
51,92 DKK
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In his thirteenth year, Will Sparrow, liar and thief, becomes a runaway. On the road, he encounters a series of con artistsa pickpocket, a tooth puller, a pig trainer, a conjurerand learns that others are more adept than he atlying and thieving. Then he reluctantly joins a traveling troupe of "e;oddities,"e; including a dwarf anda cat-faced girl, holding himself apart from the "e;mo...
E-bog
51,92 DKK
Forlag
Clarion Books
Udgivet
6 november 2012
Længde
224 sider
Genrer
1D
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9780547875156
In his thirteenth year, Will Sparrow, liar and thief, becomes a runaway. On the road, he encounters a series of con artistsa pickpocket, a tooth puller, a pig trainer, a conjurerand learns that others are more adept than he atlying and thieving. Then he reluctantly joins a traveling troupe of "e;oddities,"e; including a dwarf anda cat-faced girl, holding himself apart from the "e;monsters"e; and resolving to be on guard against further deceptions. At lastWill isforced to understand that appearances are misleading and that he has been his own worst deceiver. The rowdy world of market fairs in Elizabethan England is the colorful backdrop for Newbery medalist Cushman'snewcomic masterpiece.This ebook includes a sample chapter of THE MIDWIFE'S APPRENTICE.