The Knot Impossible by Barbara Else
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Barbara Else is one of New Zealand’s most successful writers, well known for her sharp humour. She is a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to literature, and has worked as a university tutor, editor, and freelance writer. Barbara lives in Wellington, New Zealand. Visit her blog at www.TalesOfFontania.com Other books from Gecko Press: • The Travelling Restaurant • The Queen and the Nobody Boy • The Volume of Possible Endings “Something that you just can't tear yourself away from!” The Guardian “She’s incredibly funny…this is a classic fantasy adventure story.” Kate de Goldi 198 x 129mm 328 pages Paperback ISBN: 978-1-776570-04-1 Origin: New Zealand
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Suitable for ages: 9 to 13 A rollicking steampunk sea adventure in which a boy who suffers stage-fright is suddenly centre stage: the only one who can right an ancient wrong and save the kingdom. about the book Rufkin must learn to try harder. He is sent to work in a salvage yard, where vicious cave lizards lurk in the mud, among rusting ship hulks saved for scrap. When he hears a small voice cry “Help!” from the riverbank mangroves, Rufkin and his reluctant new neighbour, Nissy, are caught up in a perilous sea adventure that threatens to bring the end-of-days. Rufkin, the boy who suffers stage-fright, is suddenly centre stage: the only one who can right an ancient wrong and save the kingdom. Reviews of the tales of fontania “A heaping plateful of adventure, spiced to perfection with dangers, deft humor and silly bits.”—starred review, Kirkus Reviews AWARDS Previous books in the Fontania quartet have been shortlisted for and won the following awards: • Esther Glen Medal, LIANZA Awards • NZ IBBY Honour Award for Writing • Storylines Notable Book • White Raven Award • NZ Post Children’s Book Awards, Junior Fiction Honour Award ABOUT GECKO PRESS Gecko Press, founded in 2005, is a New Zealand-based independent publisher of curiously good children’s books. Gecko Press publish award winning books for kids. We produce books from around the world, international best selling books, and recommended books for children. For more information on Gecko Press, visit our website: www.geckopress.com