The Fall of a Sparrow

by Griselda Heppel

Overview

11 year-old Eleanor has been sent away to a spooky old school run by a great-aunt she's never met. Shunned by the other girls, dismayed by Great-Aunt Margaret's coldness, Eleanor struggles with loneliness; so when a strange, skinny little boy, all flapping arms and nodding head, greets her as a long-lost friend, it feels great to have an ally, however quirky his behaviour. As Davey follows her around, begging her to play games and climb the lime tree 'like they used to,' Eleanor is baffled; then bewilderment turns to horror when she realises the boy knows things about her he can't possibly know, things no one should know...

Susanna, her one friend, helps her face the truth. Unravelling the mystery draws Eleanor into a dark web of family history, awakening a tragic past that soon threatens to engulf her.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940162226666
Publisher:	Matador Publishing Ltd
Publication date:	05/24/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	817 KB
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

About the Author

Griselda Heppel lives in Oxford. Her first book, Ante’s Inferno (Matador, 2012), won the People’s Book Prize and a Silver Wishing Shelf Award. It was followed by The Tragickall History of Henry Fowst (Matador, 2015).

“Griselda Heppel is a born storyteller. Your children will love her books and, to be honest, so will you.” ??????- The Wishing Shelf Book Awards