The Stone Butterfly
Simon Rae(Author)
David Fickling Books (Publisher)
Book
Hardback
368 pages
978-0-85756-087-2 (ISBN)
Description
It's a miserable, wet afternoon and Marcus is stuck at home, full of cold and bored. He has promised not to leave the house whilst Aunt Hester is down at the shops, but when a stranger leaves a box on their doorstep, he fetches it in. Although it looks like an ordinary parcel, it shudders with movement and is emitting strange noises - as if the contents are alive. Alive, ill-tempered ...and keen to get out. Before Marcus has time to investigate further, Aunt Hester arrives home - and it is then that Marcus discovers exactly what it is in the parcel: a Medusa's Head. It is impossible and unbelievable, deadly and nightmarish. But it is true. As if the venemous serpents that grow from her head aren't bad enough - just one glance into the Medusa's terrible eyes will turn you to stone. If Marcus can outwit her, he'll have the power to inflict dreadful revenge on all the people who have ever made his life difficult. But first, he himself will have to resist the intense pull of the Gorgon's gaze...Laced with myth, this modern story writhes with thrilling danger and suspense.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Target group
Children/juvenile
Dimensions
Height: 184 mm
Width: 129 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-85756-087-2 (9780857560872)
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Person
Simon Rae is a poet and broadcaster. For many years he wrote topical poems for the Guardian newspaper and was also presenter of the popular Radio 4 programme, Poetry Please! He then branched out, writing the definitive biography of the great Victorian cricketer, W.G.Grace, followed by a number of plays, before turning to fiction. He published his first novel, Unplayable, in 2009. The Stone Butterfly is his second title from David Fickling Books.