The Mermaid in the Millpond [electronic resource]
Strange, Lucy2022
eBook
Bess has left the London workhouse behind for a job at a rural cotton mill. But life at the mill is hard and cruel– a far cry from the fresh start Bess hoped for. The only way to survive is to escape, but the mill is like a prison with no way out.Meanwhile, rumours are spreading about a vicious creature that lurks in the millpond. Bess is sure it’s all nonsense, until one night she sees something stir in the murky water.But is it really a monster that lives in the depths of the pond? Or a creature trapped and alone, just like Bess, desperate to escape …
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Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Barrington Stoke Ltd, 2022
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
ISBN:
9781800901117
Language:
English
Subject:
Fantasy & magical realism (Children's / Teenage)Fantasy FictionFables & FairytalesChildrenChildren's FictionHistorical FictionHigh interest-low vocabulary booksChildren's storiesChildren's and Teenage: General FictionChildren's / Teenage fiction & true storiesChildren's / Teenage fiction: Historical fictionChildren's / Teenage fiction: General fictionChildren's / Teenage fiction: Action & adventure storiesChildren's / Teenage fiction: Fantasy & magical realismChildren's / Teenage fiction: Animal storiesChildren's / Teenage fiction: Traditional storiesChildren's / Teenage general interest: Girls & women"Children's / Teenage general interest: Monsters, dragons & mythological creatures"Children's / Teenage personal & social issues: EmotionsChildren's / Teenage personal & social issues: Friends & friendship issuesEurope
BRN:
4217824