The Supreme Lie

The Supreme Lie
Geraldine McCaughrean
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NZ$ 16.99
Paperback
h198 x 130mm - 416pg
15 Apr 2021 UK
International import eta 7-19 days
9781474970686
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Twice Carnegie-medal winning Geraldine McCaughrean' s new novel is set in a word paralysed by natural disaster and dangerous politics. Twice Carnegie-medal winning Geraldine McCaughrean' s new novel is set in a word paralysed by natural disaster and dangerous politics. Fifteen-year-old Gloria is maid to Afalia' s tyrannical Head of State, Madame Suprema. When the country is hit by unprecedented flooding, Madame Suprema runs away, fearing she will be blamed for the crisis. To cover up this cowardly act Gloria has to pretend to be Madame Suprema and is thrust into a world of corrupt and desperate politicians. As Gloria becomes aware of the forces toying with her every move, she must take decisions that could save, or end, thousands of lives - including her own. . . Challenging, disturbing and darkly funny, Geraldine McCaughrean' s new masterpiece is incredibly relevant to our present times.
This enjoyable eco thriller is richly told * The Times, Children' s Book of the Week * The mind of Geraldine McCaughrean is one of the great natural wonders of our universe. * Philip Reeve, author of Mortal Engines * A stunning new novel by one of our finest writers for the young. * Tim Bowler, author of River Boy * Unusual, compelling, ambitious; a visual feast of the imagination. * John McLay, Literary Scout * A vintage McCaughrean to savour! * Joy Court, UKLA & The School Librarian *
Geraldine McCaughrean is one of today' s most successful and highly regarded children' s authors. She has won the Carnegie Medal, the Whitbread Children' s Book Award three times, the Guardian Children' s Fiction Prize, the Smarties Bronze Award four times, the prestigious U. S. Printz Award and the Blue Peter Book of the Year Award. She was chosen to write the official sequel to J. M. Barrie' s Peter Pan, Peter Pan in Scarlet, which was published to wide critical acclaim. Geraldine lives in Berkshire with her husband John and the lingering shades of all those characters she has invented in her books. Author location: Berkshire
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781474970686
Published: 15 Apr 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Usborne Publishing
Publisher: Usborne Publishing
Format: Paperback
Height: 198mm
Width: 130mm
Pages: 416

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