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David Almond
ISBN: 9780340743683
Format: Paperback
Publisher:Hodder & Stoughton Childrens Division
Edition: New edition
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Erin, January and Mouse head down river, towards the Black Middens. There they stumble across a disused factory and its inhabitants and a mysterious girl, Heaven Eyes. Heaven Eyes hopes that the children are her lost family. While Erin befriends Heaven Eyes, dreaming of her own lost mother, and Mouse tries to belong, January's suspicions grow.
Erin, January and Mouse live in a children's home, Whitegates. Running away is something they know all about - their dreams of escape frequently lead them into the outside world. But this time will be different. January has built a raft, and the trio head precariously down river, towards the Black Middens. There they stumble across a disused factory and its strange inhabitants - ancient Grampa and a mysterious girl, Heaven Eyes. Heaven Eyes desperately hopes that the children are her lost family - but Grampa keeps the truth of her history concealed. While Erin befriends Heaven Eyes, dreaming of her own lost mother, and Mouse tries to belong, January's suspicions grow ...
| ISBN | 0340743689 | | Weight (grammes) | 166 | | ISBN13 | 9780340743683
(What's this?) | | Published in | London | | Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton Childrens Division | | Series title | Signature S. | | Imprint | Signature | | Height (mm) | 197 | | Format | Paperback | | Width (mm) | 128 | | Publication date | 15 Jun 2000 | | Spine width (mm) | 13 | | DEWEY | 823.914 | | Academic level | Teenage / young adult | | DEWEY edition | DC21 | | Interest age | From 10 To 99 | | Pages | 224 | | Reading age | From 10 To 99 |
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'Surprising, perfect and mysterious all at once ... ' -- THE TIMES 'With his magic realism style, he is becoming the Gabriel Garcia Marquez of children's fiction.' -- Janni Howker, TIMES EDUCATIONAL SUPPLEMENT 'David Almond understands the joy and fear of being alive better than most - Heaven Eyes is a mysterious gift of a novel.' -- THE TIMES  Be the first to write a customer review
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