Wormwood Mire
Judith Rossell
(Author)
Description
This spine-tingling sequel to Withering-by-Sea sees Stella sent away to the moldering old family estate, where she discovers two odd cousins--and a mystery. Eleven-year-old Stella Montgomery has always wondered about her family. What happened to her mother? And could she have a long-lost sister somewhere? Stella's awful Aunts refuse to tell her anything, and now they have sent her Stella away to the old family home at Wormwood Mire, where she must live with two strange cousins and their governess. But dark secrets slither and skulk within overgrown grounds of the moldering house, and Stella must be brave if she's to find out who--or what--she really is...Product Details
Price
$16.99
$15.80
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Publish Date
July 25, 2017
Pages
288
Dimensions
5.5 X 8.4 X 1.1 inches | 0.85 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9781481443708
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About the Author
Judith Rossell is an award-winning author-illustrator who has written more than a dozen books and illustrated more than 80. Her books have been translated into nearly 20 languages. Rossell lives in Melbourne, Australia, with a cat the size of a walrus. Learn more at judithrossell.com.
Reviews
"A gratifying continuation of Stella's story."--Kirkus Reviews "5/15/17 "
"Rewarding, poetic, old-fashioned, warm but never treacly, and packed with dramatic tension, and although major plot points are resolved, there's still room for another look at this world and Stella's evolving place within it--fingers crossed."--BCCB "June 2017 "
"Shades of Lemony Snicket's own Dr. Montgomery, herpetologist guardian of the Beaudelaire children, are present here, and Rossell's eccentric characters and tragedy-tinged mystery will likely attract similar readers. Danger, hidden rooms, revelations, and a dash of fantasy make this an entertaining and satisfying sequel."--Booklist "June 14th, 2017 "
"Rewarding, poetic, old-fashioned, warm but never treacly, and packed with dramatic tension, and although major plot points are resolved, there's still room for another look at this world and Stella's evolving place within it--fingers crossed."--BCCB "June 2017 "
"Shades of Lemony Snicket's own Dr. Montgomery, herpetologist guardian of the Beaudelaire children, are present here, and Rossell's eccentric characters and tragedy-tinged mystery will likely attract similar readers. Danger, hidden rooms, revelations, and a dash of fantasy make this an entertaining and satisfying sequel."--Booklist "June 14th, 2017 "
