The Gathering
$18.75
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
1 June 1993
Summary
When Nathanial and his mother move to the quiet, safe streets of Cheshunt, he immediately senses something wrong. Violent gangs patrol the streets, feral dogs roam at night, and the oppressive stench from the abattoir lingers over the school.
Winner of the CBCA of the Year - Older Readers
Soon Nathanial learns that his presence is no accident. As he uncovers the dark secrets of Cheshunt’s past, and events spiral desperately out of control, he and his new friends must confront …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140360592 |
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| ISBN-10: | 014036059X |
| Author: | Isobelle Carmody |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House Australia |
| Imprint: | Puffin |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 1 June 1993 |
| Weight: | 252g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 130mm x 24mm |
| Series: | Puffin Books |
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About The Author
Isobelle Carmody
Isobelle Carmody is one of Australia’s most highly acclaimed authors of fantasy. At fourteen, she began Obernewtyn, the first book in her much-loved Obernewtyn Chronicles, and has since written many works in this genre.
Her novel The Gathering was joint winner of the 1993 Children’s Literature Peace Prize and the 1994 CBCA Book of the Year Award, and Greylands was joint winner of the 1997 Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction (Young Adult category), and was named a White Raven at the 1998 Bologna Children’s Book Fair.
Isobelle’s work for younger readers includes her two series, The Legend of Little Fur, and The Kingdom of the Lost, the first book of which, The Red Wind, won the CBCA Book of the Year Award for Younger Readers in 2011. She has also written several picture books as well as collections of short stories for children, young adults and adults.
Recently she completed a PhD at the University of Queensland and currently divides her time between her home on the Great Ocean Road in Victoria and Brisbane.
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