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Dolphin Luck
Dolphin Luck
hardback
Published:
11 August, 1998
Description
It's Christmas, the weather is horrible, Mrs Robinson's ill, and, to top it all off, the Brogan's dog, Old Blanket, dies. So when the children hear the tale of a dolphin sword which brings good fortune, they're determined to track it down . . .
Unfortunately, however, Mrs Robinson is in decline, so Ant and Perry are shipped off to stay with Aunt Mabel, while Beany and Sun Dance are left with Mrs Brogan. Aunt Mabel, it transpires, is a silver-haired eccentric living in a menagery and not at all what the children expect. Then Sun Dance discovers a burglar, and subsequently a lot more...
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780340716595 |
| ISBN10 | 0340716592 |
| Number Of Pages | 254 |
| Item Weight | 425 g |
| Product Dimensions | 142 x 24 x 223 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Hodder Children's Books |
| Format | hardback |
Author's Bio
Hilary McKay won the Guardian Children's Award with her first novel, The Exiles. Her subsequent work has achieved similar recognition - The Exiles at Home won the Smarties Prize and the Dog Friday trilogy was critically acclaimed.
A graduate of Botany and Zoology from St Andrews University, Hilary now writes full-time. She lives in Derbyshire with her husband and children.