The Vanishing of Katharina Linden by Helen Grant

The Vanishing of Katharina Linden by Helen Grant

After Pia's grandmother dies in a freak accident, the neighbors in her little German hometown of Bad M nstereifel glance at Pia with wary eyes. But then something else captures the community's attention: the vanishing of Katharina Linden. Katharina was last seen at a parade, dressed as Snow White. Then, like a character in a Grimm's fairy tale, she disappeared. Ten-year-old Pia and her only friend, the unpopular StinkStefan, suspect that Katharina has been spirited away by the supernatural. Their investigation is inspired by such local legends as that of Unshockable Hans, visited by witches in the form of cats, or of the knight whose son is doomed to hunt forever. Then another girl vanishes, and Pia is plunged into a new and unnerving place, one far away from fairy tales--and perilously close to adulthood.

Helen Grant was born in London. She read classics at St. Hugh's College, Oxford, and then worked in marketing for ten years in order to fund her love of traveling. In 2001 she and her family moved to Bad Munstereifel in Germany, and while exploring the legends of this beautiful town she was inspired to write her first novel. She now lives in Brussels with her husband, her two children, and a small German cat. Delacorte Press will publish her second novel, The Glass Demon, in 2011.

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ISBN 13	9780385344173
ISBN 10	0385344171
Title	The Vanishing of Katharina Linden
Author	Helen Grant
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Delacorte Press
Year published	2010-08-23
Number of pages	287
Prizes	Winner of Alex Awards 2011, Short-listed for Carnegie Medal (Children's) 2010
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