Tall Story by Candy Gourlay

Tall Story by Candy Gourlay

Be careful what you wish for . . . Andi is short. And she has lots of wishes. She wishes she could play on the school basketball team, she wishes for her own bedroom, but most of all she wishes that her long lost half brother, Bernardo, could come and live in London, where he belongs. Then Andi's biggest wish comes true and she's minutes away from becoming someone's little sister. As she waits anxiously for Bernardo to arrive from the Philippines, she hopes he'll turn out to be tall and just as mad as she is about basketball. When he finally arrives, he's tall all right. But he's not just tall ... he's a GIANT. In a novel packed with humour and quirkiness, Gourlay explores a touching sibling relationship and the clash of two very different cultures.

"Gourlay spins slender threads of wishes and prayers, magic and miracles, desires and redemption and weaves together an impressively sweet and rich tale" * Kirkus *
"I enjoyed Candy Gourlay's Tall Story" -- Phil Hogan * Observer *
"This is a story that is funny, sad and magicalI thought the author chose a good subject to write about because she wrote about very real emotions. She also added a bit of imagination which made it very interesting. The main characters tell the story in alternate chapters. I would recommend this book - pure brilliant!" * Teen Titles *

Candy Gourlay is a Filipino author based in London. Her debut novel Tall Story won the Crystal Kite Prize for Europe and the National Book Award in the Philippines. It was nominated for the Carnegie Medal and shortlisted for 13 prizes including the Blue Peter, the Waterstones Prize and the Branford Boase. When she’s not blogging, Candy loves taking photographs and making videos. Shine is her second novel. www.candygourlay.com

SKU	GOR011044717
ISBN 13	9781849920391
ISBN 10	1849920397
Titre	Tall Story
Auteur	Candy Gourlay
État	Comme neuf
Type de reliure	Paperback
Éditeur	Penguin Random House Children's UK
Année de publication	2011-01-06
Nombre de pages	304
Prix	Short-listed for Blue Peter Children's Book Awards: Favourite Stories 2011
Note de couverture	La photo du livre est présentée à titre d'illustration uniquement. La reliure, la couverture ou l'édition réelle peuvent varier.
Note	Le livre a été lu mais est néanmoins en bon état. Toutes les pages, ainsi que la couverture, sont intactes. Il présente une légère usure au niveau de la reliure. Le livre est d'occasion mais paraît neuf. La couverture du livre ne présente pas de trace d'usure et la jaquette est incluse, le cas échéant. Aucune page manquante ou endommagée, aucune déchirure, éventuellement un froissement vraiment minime, pas de texte souligné ou surligné, et aucune écriture dans les marges.