Halo
By (Author) Zizou Corder
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Puffin
30th June 2010
4th February 2010
United Kingdom
Children
Fiction
Children's / Teenage fiction: Historical fantasy
823.92
Short-listed for Booktrust Teenage Prize 2010
Paperback
384
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 23mm
266g
The epic adventure of one girl's struggle to discover her true identity in ancient Greece. Washed ashore as a baby in ancient Greece, Halo is discovered by a family of centaurs. Although her true identity remains a mystery, she is loved as one of their own. But when Halo is dragged away by fishermen, her wild adventure begins . . . Halo soon realizes that if she is to survive then she must live in disguise - as a boy. A violent war is threatening to erupt and Halo is at the mercy of the mighty Spartan warriors. And as she battles to hide her secret, Halo never forgets her quest to find out who she is - and where she really came from.
ZIZOU CORDER is the not-so-secret identity of Louisa Young and her daughter Isabel Adomakoh Young, who have been writing together since Isabel was seven. They have previously written four books- the LIONBOY trilogy and Lee Raven, Boy Thief. They wander the world in a gilded balloon, and have 17 pet ducks and 8 miniature grand pianos, as well as the lizard and the dead tortoise.