Book description
Can you go a little faster? Can you run?
Long ago, at a time in history that never happened, England was
overrun with wolves. But as Bonnie and her cousin Sylvia discover,
real danger often lies closer to home. Their new governess, Miss
Slighcarp, doesn't seem at all nice. She shuts Bonnie in a cupboard,
fires the faithful servants and sends the cousins far away from
Willoughby Chase to a place they will never be found. Can Bonnie and
Sylvia outwit the wicked Miss Slighcarp and her network of criminals,
forgers and snitches?
BACKSTORY: Find out a few things you didn't know about wolves and
learn all about the wonderful world of the author.
Joan Aiken was born in Sussex in 1924. She said, "There were
very few children of my age for miles around so books were my
friends". She grew up eager to be a writer "What I wanted to
do was give somebody else the absolute joy and excitement and pleasure
that I had myself". Aiken wrote over a hundred books for young
readers and adults. She is most famous for creating a historical period
that never existed that began with
The Wolves Of Willoughby Chase
(1962) and continued with Black Hearts In Battersea (1964),
The
Whispering Mountain
(1968), for which she won the
Guardian
children's book prize, and
Dido And Pa
(1986). Joan Aiken died in 2004. For information on all her books see
www. joanaiken. com
