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Buch (Hardcover): Kinderbuch
The Box of Delights
Verlag:
New York Review of Books Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: XZNW2YK
EAN: 9781590172513
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Nicht auf Lager
Zustellung: Fr, 16.10.2026
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Beschreibung
Strange things begin to happen the minute young Kay Harker boards the train to go home for Christmas and finds himself under observation by two very shifty-looking characters. Arriving at his destination, the boy is immediately accosted by a bright-eyed old man with a mysterious message: "The wolves are running. ” Soon danger is everywhere, as a gang of criminals headed by the notorious wizard Abner Brown and his witch wife Sylvia Daisy Pouncer gets to work. What does Abner Brown want. The magic box that the old man has entrusted to Kay, which allows him to travel freely not only in space but in time, too. The gang will stop at nothing to carry out their plan, even kidnapping Kay's friend, the tough little Maria Jones, and threatening to cancel Christmas celebrations altogether. But with the help of his allies, including an intrepid mouse, a squadron of Roman soldiers, the legendary Herne the Hunter, and the inventor of the Box of Delights himself, Kay just may be able rescue his friend, foil Abner Brown's plot, and save Christmas, too. At once a thriller, a romp, and a spellbinding fantasy, The Box of Delights is a great English children's book and a perfect Christmas treat.
Spezifikationen
Sprache
- Englisch
Autor
- John Masefield
Erscheinungsjahr
- 2007
Format
- Buch (Hardcover)
Anzahl Seiten
- 312