The monstrous child
Simon, Francesca2016
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Meet Hel, an ordinary teenager, and goddess of the Underworld. Why is life so unfair? Hel tries to make the best of it, creating gleaming halls in her dark kingdom and welcoming the dead who she is forced to host for eternity. Until eternity itself is threatened.
Main title:
The monstrous child / by Francesca Simon ; illustrated by Olivia Lomenech Gill
Imprint:
London : Faber & Faber Limited / Profile Books, 2016.
Collation:
286 pages : illustrations
Notes:
"This will be Francesca’s first novel for 12+ readers and is a darkly funny look at life through the eyes of Hel, an ordinary teenager – and goddess of the underworld. It’s set in the same world as The Sleeping Army and The Lost Gods"--author's website.
Audience:
Secondary
ISBN:
9780571330263 (hardback)
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
319663
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Teenage Fiction | SIMON | Available |