Cold Shoulder Road - Hardcover

Aiken, Joan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0385321821 ISBN 13: 9780385321822

Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 1996

Synopsis

When Arun's mother mysteriously disappears, Is Twite is unable to get any information from the Silent Sect she to which she belonged, and in the wake of a smuggling operation, the cousins face two evil villains.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Having freed the children enslaved in the northern mines, Is Twite and her cousin Arun return to Folkestone to find Arun's mother. But she has disappeared without a trace. There's plenty of evidence of strange goings-on now that the Channel Tunnel is open, and smugglers called the Merry Gentry have the whole countryside terrified. Have they abducted Arun's mother? Is and Arun are up against the evil Dominic de la Twite and the sneaky Admiral Fishskin in this fast-paced, wickedly witty adventure.

About the Author:

Joan Aiken (1924–2004) was an English writer best known for her children’s literature. She wrote 92 novels, including 27 for adults, as well as plays, poems, and short stories. Aiken was born in East Sussex, England. Her father, Conrad Aiken, was a Pulitzer Prize–winning poet. She began writing at a young age, publishing her first short story when she was 17 years old. Before writing full-time, Aiken worked at the United Nations Information Centre as well as the magazine Argosy. It was during this time that she wrote her classic children’s novel The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (1962), which won the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award and was the first in a 12-book series. Her other titles for younger readers include The Last Slice of Rainbow, The Kitchen Warriors, and Mice and Mendelson. For older readers, her books include the Edgar Award–winning Night Fall, and The Scream. In 1999, Aiken was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire for her services to children’s literature. She is survived by her daughter.

About this edition

• Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0385321821
• ISBN 13: 9780385321822
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 283