Feather and Claw
Age 9 +
26 September 2024Imprint: Piccadilly Press
Synopsis
An atmospheric middle-grade fantasy from a prize-winning author, set in 1914 Valencia - perfect for fans of The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Step into the crowds and join the festivities of the colourful Las Fallas festival in Valencia, 1914. Meet Amparo and Tomas - a girl who is a hawk by day, and a boy who is a panther by night. As dusk and dawn return, they can never meet as human children. But with the help of street-smart Pepe, these unlikely friends have hopes of working together to uncover the mystery of their shared past.
Told alternately with powerful, atmospheric language and immersive full-page illustrations, this fast-paced magical adventure encourages readers to embrace who they are.
Step into the crowds and join the festivities of the colourful Las Fallas festival in Valencia, 1914. Meet Amparo and Tomas - a girl who is a hawk by day, and a boy who is a panther by night. As dusk and dawn return, they can never meet as human children. But with the help of street-smart Pepe, these unlikely friends have hopes of working together to uncover the mystery of their shared past.
Told alternately with powerful, atmospheric language and immersive full-page illustrations, this fast-paced magical adventure encourages readers to embrace who they are.
Details
26 September 2024240 pages
9781800789227Imprint: Piccadilly Press
Reviews
Effortlessly flits between text and pictures. This stunning hardback is a great book for 9-12 year-olds to read in small groupsTom Tolkien, School Reading List
A powerful, exquisitely illustrated and incredibly special storyArmadillo
Atmospheric [...] A lyrical adventure with stunning black and white illustrations and decorative borders, this is a real gothic delight of a story.WRD magazine
[Amparo and Tomas's] moving story is accompanied by luminously beautiful illustrationsMarianne Levy, The i