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Xanthe & the Ruby Crown
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Xanthe loves visiting her Nani in her tower block flat. Then, Nani is diagnosed with dementia. Xanthe is determined to help but doesn’t know how – until a mysterious cat leads the way to the truth about Nani’s refugee past …
ISBN: 9781913322601 Author: Bilan, Jasbinder Publisher: Chicken House Publication Date: 2nd March 2023 Imprint: Chicken House Cover: Paperback Dewey: 823.92 (edition:23) Pages: 227 Language: English Edition: Paperback original Readership: Ages 5-12 / Code: B Category: Confident Readers Subjects: Adventure stories (Children's / Teenage), Animal stories (Children's / Teenage), Cats as pets, Coping with illness & specific conditions, General fiction (Children's / Teenage), Migration, immigration & emigration, People & places (Children's / Teenage), Refugees & political asylum, Romance & relationships stories (Children's / Teenage)
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A stunning new children’s novel from the Costa Award-winning author of Asha & the Spirit Bird.Â
‘Sensitively written and set against a true historical backdrop, this mystical story is a delight.’ DAILY MAIL
Xanthe loves visiting her gran in her flat with its rooftop garden.
But Nani is becoming forgetful – and Xanthe wishes she could help her, if only she knew how.Â
A mysterious cat shows her a way. It leads Xanthe to clues about Nani’s childhood, and how, long ago, she had to escape her old life in Africa for a new one in Britain …
- The fourth novel by bestselling, Costa Award-winning author Jasbinder Bilan; author of Asha & the Spirit Bird, Tamarind & the Star of Ishta and Aarti & the Blue Gods
- Follows archaeology-obsessed Xanthe as she uncovers her family’s secrets
- A tale of secrets, family, refugees, belonging and love
- Set in a tower block in Nottingham, bringing Jasbinder’s trademark magical realism to an urban, everyday setting
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