- Fiction, Supernatural, Fiction in English, Children's stories
A teenage boy learns that his new friend possesses supernatural powers, and as they encounter a series of mysterious people, he discovers his friend's true origins.
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Classical in form, contemporary, spare and earnest.
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- sparerichly built
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
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About the book
- Author
- Diana Wynne Jones
- First published
- 1975
- Pages
- 208
- Publisher
- Collins, Puffin Books, Macmillan
- Editions
- 17
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780007439713
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“Unlike most boys, David dreaded the holidays.”
A British writer, principally of fantasy novels for children and adults as well as a small amount of non-fiction.
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