The River Spirit
- Author Lucy Strange, Illustrated by Julia Moscardo
- Narrator TBD
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Run Time 2 hours and 33 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Horror and ghost stories, chillers, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Supernatural and mythological creatures.
Titles Purchased
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- 16-20
- Over 20
Price p/Title
- £7.99
- £6.99
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- £3.99
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What to expect
Trapped within the oppresive warrens of the city’s chimneys, young sweeper Tom longs for fresh air and freedom in this atmospheric and ghostly tale from Lucy Strange.
Young chimney sweep Tom has started seeing strange, supernatural things – fairies in the flowers by the river, a soot monster crouching in the darkness of a chimney, and then the mysterious river spirit Elle. Elle joins Tom and the other children apprenticed to cruel master sweep Mister Crow. Together, they shimmy up the town's narrow, filthy chimneys. But Tom has an ominous feeling in his bones, and when he faces his most dangerous job of all, the reason for Elle's magical appearance becomes clear . . .
Critics Review
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“[An] evocative slice of historical drama … a book that transports us from our world to an almost timeless zone of wonder in amongst the darkness” – The Bookbag on The Mermaid in the Millpond
“Superb, an eerie weaving of history and mythology in the hollow, haunted world of not-so-long-ago” – Hilary McKay on The Storm and the Minotaur
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