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Withering-by-Sea

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by Judith Rossell
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WINNER ABIA BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR YOUNGER READERS

'Fans of Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events will eat up Withering-by-Sea'

— Shelf Awareness


High on a cliff above the gloomy coastal town of Withering-by-Sea stands the Hotel Majestic. Inside the walls of the damp, dull hotel, eleven-year-old orphan Stella Montgomery leads a miserable life with her three dreadful Aunts.

But one night, Stella sees something she shouldn't have ... Something that will set in motion an adventure more terrifying and more wonderful than she could ever have hoped for ...

Discover the gorgeously illustrated series that's loved by tens of thousands of readers!


SERIES AWARDS

Withering-by-Sea (Book 1)

Winner — 2015 Indie Awards, Book of the Year: Children's & YA

Winner — 2015 Australian Book Industry Awards, Book of the Year: Older Children

Winner — 2015 Davitt Awards

Honour Book — 2015 Children's Book Council of Australia Awards

Shortlisted — 2015 Prime Minister's Literary Awards

Shortlisted — 2014 Aurealis Awards

Shortlisted — 2017 Australian Book Design Awards

Wormwood Mire (Book 2)

Winner — 2017 Davitt Awards

Shortlisted — 2017 Indie Awards, Book of the Year: Children's & YA

Shortlisted — 2017 Australian Book Industry Awards, Book of the Year: Older Children

Shortlisted — 2017 ABA Booksellers' Choice Award

Shortlisted — 2017 Australian Book Design Awards

Notable Book — 2017 Children's Book Council of Australia Awards

  • Creators

  • Series

    Stella Montgomery Intrigue

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    November 1, 2014

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781460701904
      • File size: 8848 KB

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781460701904
      • File size: 8893 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Lexile® Measure: 670
    • Text Difficulty: 3

  • Reviews

    • Books+Publishing

      September 4, 2014
      Set in a glum Victorian seaside town, Judith Rossell has written an engaging and evocative mystery-adventure story. Eleven-year-old Stella Montgomery lives a dreary life with her three horrible aunts in a seaside hotel. She longs for a more exciting life, but gets more than she bargained for when she witnesses a terrifying crime and is tasked with protecting an object of great power. Stella is unexpectedly thrust into a world of old magic and men who will stop at nothing to get it. Withering-by-Sea is a delightful, thoroughly enjoyable book. Stella is a curious, resilient and good-natured heroine, despite her Dickensian upbringing. Lots of detail and a sharp ear for cockney-style dialect brings sparkling life to both the setting and characters. This is recommended for fans of Lemony Snicket, ‘The Sisters Grimm’ and ‘Verity Sparks’. It is suitable for children aged nine and up, as the darkness of the storyline is offset by the friends Stella makes along the way.

      Fay Helfenbaum is a bookseller at Avenue Bookstore

Formats

  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Lexile® Measure:670
  • Text Difficulty:3

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