by Marita Conlon-McKenna · O'Brien Press Ltd · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780862786151
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«In Deep Dark Wood» is the children's and young adult fantasy novel by Marita Conlon-McKenna, published by O'Brien Press Ltd in paperback (208 pages, in English).
In Ballyglen, Bella Blackwell, 'the Bird Woman', captivates ten-year-old Mia with stories of a faraway world where dragons, giants and ancient magic still endure. When Mia disappears, her brother Rory follows her to that realm riding the 'Shadow Hound' to undo the spell and bring her home.
Originally published in 1999 by O'Brien Press in Dublin, it is one of the author's forays into fantasy.
For young readers aged 10 to 15 who love fantasy, dragons and magical worlds.
Marita Conlon-McKenna is an Irish author of children's books and adult fiction. She is best known for her Famine-era historical children's book Under the Hawthorn Tree, the first book of the Children of the Famine trilogy, which was published in 1990 and achieved immediate success. Praised for its child-accessible yet honest depiction of the Great Famine, Under the Hawthorn Tree has been translated into over a dozen languages and is taught in classrooms worldwide. Conlon-McKenna went on to be a prolific writer and has published over 20 books for both young readers and adults. Her debut adult novel Magdalen was published in 1999.
