Name: Tom Trueheart and the Land of Dark Stories By Ian Beck
SKU: 9780192792136
Price: 10.00 USD
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Tom Trueheart and the Land of Dark Stories Summary

Tom Trueheart and the Land of Dark Stories by Ian Beck

The Trueheart house is busy and bustling-because today is a special day. Tom's older brothers are getting married and preparing to live happily ever after. But then an unexpected wedding guest arrives. Someone who has decided that there will be no more Happy Endings. Tom's brothers and their brides are whisked off to the Land of Dark Stories, as prisoners of their old enemy Brother Ormestone. And Tom himself is put under a terrible enchantment... It is up to Tom to try to save the others, and to bring back Happy Endings. But how can he defeat the storybook monsters now that he is only the size of a thumb?

Tom Trueheart and the Land of Dark Stories Reviews

[Praise for The Secret History of Tom Trueheart, Boy Adventurer]: 'a delightful book, and one with a wide potential audience . . . a story with a timeless quality and great charm for bedtime reading upwards. * Marcus Sedgwick, The Literary Review *
This handsome little book with striking silhouette illustrations, contains a wonderful story. * Julia Eccleshare, lovereadingforkids.com *
Tom's quest to discover his own story and his courage unrolls through an elegantly described magical landscape, in this skilful, highly inventive story about the way stories work. * Booktrust *
Looks likely to become one of the hits of 2006 * Amanda Craig, The Times *
Ian Beck's prose has a crisp and springy rhythm - a treat to read aloud to anyone over the age of six. His illustrations, gnarled silhouettes, are marvellously complex. If you turn them upside down, they change completely. A volume to treasure. * The Telegraph *
Another brilliant fictional concept is the Land of Stories in Ian Beck's The Secret History of Tom Trueheart... The book is guaranteed to enthral children, and adults will laugh at the sly in-jokes. Ian Beck's prose has a crisp and springy rhythm - a treat to read aloud to anyone over the age of six... A volume to treasure. * The Telegraph *

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Sku

GOR002663394

ISBN 13

9780192792136

ISBN 10

019279213X

Title

Tom Trueheart and the Land of Dark Stories by Ian Beck

Author

Ian Beck

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Year published

20090101

Number of pages

400

Prizes

N/A

Cover note

Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

Note

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

Tom Trueheart and the Land of Dark Stories Ian Beck

Tom Trueheart and the Land of Dark Stories by Ian Beck

Tom Trueheart and the Land of Dark Stories Summary

Tom Trueheart and the Land of Dark Stories by Ian Beck

Tom Trueheart and the Land of Dark Stories Reviews

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