Overview
* ""[A] heartwarming and richly engaging tale."" --Kirkus Reviews, starred review When Inge Maria Jensen's mother dies, the ten-year-old girl in braids is sent from Copenhagen to live on her grandmother's farm on the Danish island of Bornholm. The whimsical Inge is desperate to tease a smile out of her stern-seeming but ""jelly-soft"" grandmother with nonsensical songs and Hans Christian Andersen stories. A nostalgic nod to Pippi Longstocking and Heidi, this cozy, humorous novel explores love and loss . . . and the unsung magic of mischief.
Full Product Details
Author: Katrina Nannestad
Publisher: Clarion Books
Imprint: Clarion Books
Dimensions:
Width: 12.70cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 19.30cm
Weight: 0.159kg
ISBN: 9781328740946
ISBN 10: 1328740943
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 09 January 2018
Recommended Age: From 10 to 12 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
* -Readers can only hope for more of [Inge Maria Jensen's] happy mischief and genuine heart.- --Publishers Weekly STARRED review * -This heartwarming and richly engaging tale explores grief and the sustaining support of humor with an abundance of love.- --Kirkus STARRED review * -A yarn too good to pass up.- --Booklist STARRED review -With both a judicious amount to cry at and much to delight in, this book will satisfy lovers of orphan stories and good-natured mischief makers alike.- --Bulletin -A truly touching story.- --School Library Journal-Fans of Pippi Longstocking will devour this hilarious debut novel, featuring an energetic 10-year-old who invigorates an isolated Danish town.- --Shelf Awareness
* Readers can only hope for more of [Inge Maria Jensen's] happy mischief and genuine heart. --Publishers Weekly STARRED review * This heartwarming and richly engaging tale explores grief and the sustaining support of humor with an abundance of love. --Kirkus STARRED review * A yarn too good to pass up. --Booklist STARRED review With both a judicious amount to cry at and much to delight in, this book will satisfy lovers of orphan stories and good-natured mischief makers alike. --Bulletin A truly touching story. --School Library Journal Fans of Pippi Longstocking will devour this hilarious debut novel, featuring an energetic 10-year-old who invigorates an isolated Danish town. --Shelf Awareness
Author Information
The award-winning Australian author Katrina Nannestad studied arts and education at the University of New England in Armidale in New South Wales. Her first teaching job was at a tiny two-teacher school in the bush. She now lives near Bendigo, Australia, with her husband and two sons.
