Sky Chasers

Published 04/01/2018 | Paperback / softback,
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Prepare to be swept up, up and away on this high-flying

adventure from the queen of historical fiction, Emma Carroll!

Winner of the Teach Primary Book Award 2018Shortlisted for the Young Quills Award 2019Nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Award 2019

‘Carroll, an unstoppable, natural storyteller, lets her imagination

take off.’ THE TIMES

‘Soaring flight and the power of friendship are to the fore

in this gripping historical adventure.’ THE GUARDIAN

Orphan Magpie can’t believe her eyes when she sees a boy swept

off his feet by a kite … or something that twists and

dances in the wind.

Like her, the boy – Pierre – dreams of flying over

the rooftops of Paris. His family, the Montgolfiers, are desperate

to be first to discover the secret of flight.

The world looks so different up high and suddenly Magpie knows

what she wants – to be the first to fly in a balloon above

the King and Queen of France …

From the bestselling historical fiction author of books

including Secrets of a Sun King, When

We Were Warriors and Letters

from the Lighthouse

Discovery meets imagination in this rich and inspirational

tale based on the true story of the first hot air balloon flight

over Paris in the eighteenth century

An enchanting story of history, adventure, science and

facing your fears