Book description
'I need to write down what has just happened. I need to set down the
truth. If I write lies or if I write nothing at all, this journal is
worthless. I must do this, in case anything happens. All right. This is
what happened tonight, every single terrible thing that I can remember .
. .' Sophie FitzOsborne lives in a crumbling castle in the tiny island
kingdom of Montmaray, along with her tomboy younger sister Henry, her
beautiful, intellectual cousin Veronica, and Veronica's father, the
completely mad King John. When Sophie receives a leather journal for her
sixteenth birthday, she decides to write about her life on the island.
But it is 1936 and bigger events are on the horizon. Is everything
Sophie knows and loves about the change? From Sophie's charming and
lively observations to a nailbiting, unputdownable ending, this is a
book to be treasured. Michelle Cooper is the author of The Rage of
Sheep and The Montmaray Journals trilogy. The first Montmaray book, A
Brief History of Montmaray, won a NSW Premier's Literary Award and was
listed in the American Library Association's 2010 Best Books for Young
Adults. Its sequel, The FitzOsbornes in Exile, was shortlisted for the
NSW and WA Premier's Literary Awards, named a Children's Book Council
Notable Book and listed in Kirkus Best Teen Books of 2011. Michelle
lives in Sydney and is currently working on her next book for teenagers.
Visit www. michellecooper-writer. com for more information about
Michelle and her books.
