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Battle of the Beasts (House of Secrets, Book 2)

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Battle of the Beasts (House of Secrets, Book 2)

Contributors:

By (Author) Chris Columbus
By (author) Ned Vizzini

ISBN:

9780007490172

Series Number:

Book 2

Publisher:

HarperCollins Publishers

Imprint:

HarperCollins Children's Books

Publication Date:

26th February 2015

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

Children

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Fiction

Dewey:

813.6

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

512

Dimensions:

Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 33mm

Weight:

360g

Description

Book two in the bestselling HOUSE OF SECRETS series. Get ready for another action-packed adventure!
Just when the Walker kids thought they were safe, the Wind Witch blasts Kristoff House into a crazy world of battles, beasts and cyborgs. From the searing heat and clashing swords of the Colosseum, to the snow-capped Tibetan mountains and some seriously freaky monks the stakes have never been higher!

Can the Walkers save the world Again Brendan, Cordelia and Nell better be prepared to fight for their lives

The second book in the major new House of Secrets series. ITS GOING TO BE EPIC!

Reviews

PRAISE FOR HOUSE OF SECRETS

A breakneck, jam-packed, roller coaster of an adventure
J. K. Rowling

an engrossing page-turner. The Guardian

House of Secretsserves up everything an eight to twelve year old reader could possibly want from an adventure. Love Reading 4 Kids

Author Bio

Ned Vizzini began writing for New York Press at the age of fifteen. At seventeen he was asked to write a piece for The New York Times Magazine which led to the publication of Teen Angst Naaah, a memoir of his years at Stuyvesant High School. Now twenty-two, Ned lives in Brooklyn, New York. For over twenty-five years, Chris Columbus has written, directed and produced some of the most successful box-office hits, which have established him as a major force in contemporary Hollywood film-making. As a writer, he launched his career with the legendary films Gremlins and The Goonies. Columbus directed and produced the first two films in the blockbuster Harry Potter series and produced the third. More recently, Columbus has directed features such as the hit film Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief. As adirector, Columbus has been at the helm of such films as Home Alone and Mrs. Doubtfire.Ned Vizzini (1981-2013) began writing for the New York Press at the age of fifteen. At seventeen, he was asked to write a piece for the New York Times Magazine, and at nineteen, he published Teen Angst Naaah, his autobiography of his years at Stuyvesant High School. His debut teen novel, Be More Chill, was selected for the Today Show Book Club by Judy Blume. It''''s Kind of a Funny Story, a cult classic, was adapted into a 2010 film starring Zach Galifianakis and named one of the 100 Best-Ever Teen Novels by National Public Radio. The Other Normals, his third novel, was a Junior Library Guild selection. He was the co-author, with Chris Columbus, of the New York Times bestselling fantasy-adventure series House of Secrets. He also wrote for the New Yorker and MTV''''s hit show Teen Wolf. His work has been translated into twenty-five languages

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