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Strange Tales

Daniel Morden

Publisher: Firefly Press Ltd

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Summary

Bears, wolves and weird tangles of fate, these eight Strange Tales for 9-12s from master storyteller Daniel Morden have it all. In these pages you will meet travellers, tricksters, unlikely heroes, and animals who may not be what they seem... Honed folk and fairy tales favourites from a lifetime of performance, retold with a contemporary twist, stories such as 'Tatterhood', 'Fearless' and 'The Luck Child' will become family favourites for those who love the uncanny, the unnerving and the downright bizarre.
Available since: 09/28/2023.
Print length: 208 pages.

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