Monster Mission
By (Author) Eva Ibbotson
Illustrated by Alex T. Smith
Pan Macmillan
Macmillan Children's Books
1st December 2014
9th October 2014
United Kingdom
Children
Fiction
823.914
Paperback
256
Width 130mm, Height 197mm, Spine 16mm
180g
"We must kidnap some children," announced Aunt Etta. "Young, strong ones. It will be dangerous, but it must be done." Three children are stolen and taken to a bizarre island, which is home to some extraordinary creatures - including mermaids, selkies and the legendary kraken. The island is the base for a very mysterious mission. But the magical adventure is cut short when the island is suddenly under siege. Can the children save themselves and their new friends
Wildly original and wholly satisfying. -- Amanda Craig * The Guardian *
Eva Ibbotson was born in Vienna, but when the Nazis came to power her family fled to England and she was sent to boarding school. She became a writer while bringing up her four children, and her bestselling novels have been published around the world. Her books have also won and been shortlisted for many prizes. Eva died peacefully in October 2010 at the age of eighty-five.