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Black Queen

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Black Queen

By Michael Morpurgo About · Illustrated by Tony Ross About

My blood ran cold. The Black Queen was looking down at me from out of the sun.

The ‘Black Queen’ is what Billy calls his shadowy next-door neighbour. She always wears a black cloak and a wide-brimmed black hat. She lurks about her garden, alone except for her black cat. Scarily for Billy, the Black Queen befriends him and asks him to look after her cat while she’s away. Billy can’t resist the opportunity to peek inside her house. There are chessboards scattered everywhere. Who is the Black Queen and what sort of game is she playing? Billy thinks he knows…

AuthorMichael Morpurgo About
IllustratorTony Ross About
Type Of BookYounger Novel
SeriesYoung Corgi
FormatPaperback
ISBN9780552546454
Price Per CopyRRP $19.99
1–9 copies$17.99
10–19 copies$16.99
20+ copies$15.99
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Michael Morpurgo

Michael Morpurgo is the author of over 60 books for children including The Butterfly Lion, winner of the Smarties Prize and the Writers’ Guild Award; and The Wreck of the Zanzibar, which won the Whitbread Award. Michael and his wife, Clare, established Farms for City Children and were both awarded MBEs in recognition of their services to youth through this organisation. They live on a farm in Devon.

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Tony Ross

Tony Ross was bom in London and trained at the Liverpool School of Art. He has worked as a cartoonist, graphic designer, and art director of an advertising agency. He is now considered to be one of the finest children’s illustrators in the country.

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