Beskrivning
A stunning, fully-illustrated story from the Costa Award-winningauthor of Asha & the Spirit Bird - perfectfor readers 9 and up this Christmas. Swallow lives in pre-historic England, a tribe that communicatesthrough fireside story and song.When her baby sister falls ill, she sets off a dangerous journeyto find the cure: a precious jadeite stone.Across seas and mountains, meeting terrors and wonders on theway, her quest brings her a spirit animal in the form of a sabretoothtiger … A magical adventure story for ages 9 and up, for fansof Kiran Millwood Hargrave and Katherine RundellA gorgeously foiled cover - perfect for Christmas gifting- and with illustrations from Sonia AlbertShort chapters make this a brilliant choice for lessconfident readersJasbinder Bilan is the winner of the Costa Book Award,The Indie Book Award and the Times/Chicken House Children’sFiction Competition, and has been shortlisted for the WaterstonesChildren’s Book Prize PRAISE FOR JASBINDER BILAN:'This book is such a light-filled, huge-hearted delight ofan adventure.' KATHERINE RUNDELL'Satisfyingly classic in feel' GUARDIAN'A heartfelt and mystical children’s adventure story' TELEGRAPH'Atmospheric, dreamy, charged with wonder and menace, loss,sorrow and delight' TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT
