The Tunnels Below
Published on 25. April 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-1-78269-223-2 (ISBN)
Description
On her twelfth birthday Cecilia goes out with her parents and sister to celebrate with a visit to a museum. On their way Cecilia drops the marble that her sister gave her as a present, and running to pick it up she is taken away on an empty underground train into a dark and deep tunnel. The fun family outing becomes a much more serious mission when Cecilia finds that she and her marble have a very important role to play in freeing the inhabitants of the tunnels from the tyrannical rule of the Corvus.
A truly inventive, clever and magical story about the power of friendship and the importance of self-belief by debut novelist Nadine Wild-Palmer.
A truly inventive, clever and magical story about the power of friendship and the importance of self-belief by debut novelist Nadine Wild-Palmer.
Reviews / Votes
This is an impressive debut by Nadine Wild-Palmer... She has a tremendous imagination - I loved meeting the weird and wonderful creatures in this fantasy land -- Alex O'Connell * The Times, Children's Book of the Week * This hugely imaginative debut, with a brilliantly resourceful heroine, is one to look out for -- Fiona Noble * The Bookseller * The Tunnels Below is a zippy and captivating read, full of cliffhanger chapter endings and inventive fantasy elements. Reminiscent of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Cecilia is pulled into a dreamlike world, with quirky twists and turns around every corner. Nadine Wild-Palmer's imagination is big and surprising and a joy to enter. * BookTrust * A crazy adventure that skirts scary but is full of beautiful moments -- Khadija Osman * Scoop Magazine * A compelling-sounding debut fantasy * Sam Read's Books Blog * Weird and wonderful creatures in The Tunnels Below... Set in an underground world where a magical community exists... it will change your thinking of the London Underground forever * Angels and Urchins * Eerie and clever this story is reminiscent of The Midnight Hour * Sue and Pakka's blog * A truly inventive, clever and magical story about the power of friendship and the importance of self-belief, with a really amazing atmosphere that will keep you gripped with every page turn * ReadItDaddy (blog) * Loved the storyline and the characters! * Independent Book Reviews (blog) * A brilliantly imagined other-world adventure that pitches a young girl into a very strange place, and up against a dangerous tyrant, The Tunnels Below is an impressive debut. * Books for Keeps * The pages really did turn themselves, and really were quite gripping in their novelty * The Bookbag blog * Such a sweet tale of friendship and standing up for what you believe in * Nayu's Reading Corner blog * The Tunnels Below is a richly layered, inventive story full of tension and excitement. * Get Kids into Books blog * Fills you with excitement and anticipation from the very first page * Scoop Magazine *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pushkin Press
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 9 to 11 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 131 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
216 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78269-223-2 (9781782692232)
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Nadine Wild-Palmer
The Tunnels Below
E-Book
04/2019
Pushkin Children's Books
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