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The Firework-Maker's Daughter

Philip Pullman

Lila knows everything about making fireworks, but she learns that to be a true firework-maker, one must face the Fire-Fiend of Mount Merapi. After she sets off, her friend Chulak discovers another halfo of the secret, and without it, Lila will perish.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Blue Sky Press (AZ)
  • Publish Date: Jun 1st, 2001
  • Pages: 97
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 7.40in - 5.20in - 0.40in - 0.20lb
  • EAN: 9780439224208
  • Recommended age: 08-11
  • Categories: Fantasy & MagicFamily - ParentsAction & Adventure - General

About the Author

Philip Pullman is the internationally acclaimed author of many books for children and adults, including the forthcoming Book of Dust. His trilogy His Dark Materials has been published in more than forty languages, has sold close to 17.5 million copies worldwide, and won innumerable awards and accolades. The Golden Compass was named an "All-Time Greatest Novel" by Entertainment Weekly and a "Top 100 Book of All Time" by Newsweek. The Adventures of John Blake: Mystery of the Ghost Ship is his first original graphic novel.

Praise for this book

"Pullman builds anticipation to a breathtaking conclusion. A fantastical journey fraught with danger and a dream realized".

-- Kirkus Reviews