Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru
Where the River Takes Us
Where the River Takes Us
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Disgrifiad Cymraeg / Welsh Description
Gan awdur The Valley of Lost Secrets , dyma antur gyffrous, hanesyddol, wedi'i gosod ar gefnlen streiciau'r glowyr yn y 1970au, sy'n berffaith ar gyfer darllenwyr oedran 9+. Gydag adleisiau o Stand By Me , ceir yma antur o'r radd flaenaf, yn cynnwys portreadau cywrain a llinyn storïol gafaelgar ar themâu perthnasol. Ffuglen hanesyddol oesol a gwych.
Disgrifiad Saesneg / English Description
From author of The Valley of Lost Secrets comes a thrilling historical adventure set against a backdrop of the 1970s miners' strikes, perfect for readers aged 9+. Echoing Stand By Me , this thrilling middle-grade adventure gives us the most exquisite characterisation and a page-turning plot with relatable themes, making an utterly timeless and fine historical fiction.
Manylion y cynnyrch / Product details
- ISBN 13
- 9781526647771
- Gwales Code
- gwales.com.9781526647771
- Gwerthwr / Vendor
- Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru
- Long Title
- Where the River Takes Us
- Awdur / Author
- Parr, Lesley
- Current Price ex VAT
- £7.99
- Current Price inc VAT
- £7.99
- Availability Status (EN)
- Available
- Availability Status (CY)
- Ar gael
- Dyddiad cyhoeddi / Publication Date
- 2023-03-16
- Cyhoeddwr / Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Ltd
- Media Type (EN)
- Paperback / softback
- Media Type (CY)
- Clawr meddal
- Pages
- 320 pages
- Size
- 129 × 198 mm; depth 5 mm
- Language Code
- English
- Categori / Category
- CY: Plant a Phobl Ifainc (Nofelau a Storïau) (yn Saesneg) | EN: Children's Books (Novels and Short Stories) (in English)
- Is-gategori / Subcategory
- CY: Storïau i Blant 9-11 Oed (yn Saesneg) | EN: Stories for Children Aged 9-11 (in English)
- Cyfnod allweddol / Key stage
- CY: Ar gyfer y Cwricwlwm Cenedlaethol Cyfnod Allweddol 2 (Lloegr a Chymru); Ar gyfer y Cwricwlwm Cenedlaethol Cyfnod Allweddol 3 (Lloegr a Chymru) | EN: For National Curriculum Key Stage 2 (England and Wales); For National Curriculum Key Stage 3 (England and Wales)
- Grŵp oedran / Age group
- Interest age: from c 9 years; Oedran addas: o tua 9 blwydd oed
Adolygiad y Cyhoeddwr / Publisher Review
It's February 1974 and working class families have been hit hard by the three-day week. The reduced power usage means less hours for people to work, and less money to get by on. Thirteen-year-old Jason feels the struggle keenly. Ever since his parents died, it's just been him and his older brother Richie. Richie is doing his best, but since he can't make ends meet he's been doing favours for the wrong people. Every day they fear they won't have enough and will have to be separated. One thing that helps distract Jason is the urban legend about a beast in the valleys. A wild cat that roams the forest, far up the river from their bridge. When Jason's friends learn of a reward for proof of The Beast's existence, they convince Jason this is the answer to his and Richie's money problems. Richie can get himself out of trouble before it's too late and the brothers can stay together. And so a quest begins ... Starting at the bridge of their village and following the river north, the four friends soon find themselves on a journey that will change each of them ... forever. With echoes of Stand By Me, this thrilling middle-grade adventure gives us the most exquisite characterisation and a page-turning plot with relatable themes, making this utterly timeless and one of the finest historical fiction stories in the market today.
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