The Riddle of the Gnome
A Further Tale Adventure
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
1 March 2007
Summary
Riddle me this: A gnome suddenly appears, with a proposition for a young boy – “Help me and I’ll cure your curse.”
Twelve-year-old Tom lives alone on an island in the middle of a river. Nobody dares approach him because the boy is cursed – he brings bad luck to anyone around him. One day an odd little man – a gnome, perhaps – comes to see Tom, ignoring the boy’s warnings to keep his distance. The hot-tempered, shifty gnome makes an astounding offer: He’ll rid the boy of his hex, if th…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781416912521 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1416912525 |
| Author: | P.W. Catanese |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Aladdin Paperbacks |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 1 March 2007 |
| Weight: | 170g |
| Dimensions: | 18mm x 130mm x 194mm |
| Series: | Further Tales Adventures |
| Audience Age: | 10-14 |
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P.W. Catanese
P. W. Catanese is the author of ten fantasy-adventure novels. His books have been received with critical acclaim and have been translated into five foreign languages. His Books of Umber trilogy has been nominated for six regional book awards, including the Texas Bluebonnet award, the Florida’s Sunshine State Young Readers award, and the Pacific Northwest Library Association’s Young Reader’s Choice awards. He lives in Connecticut. When he’s not writing books, Catanese draws cartoons, works for an advertising agency, and tries very hard to respond to every message from his readers.
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