Girls With a Voice

By: Ann Turnbull

Series : 6 Chelsea Walk

Age 9+

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Discover the extraordinary lives of the inspiring girls who have lived throughout history at 6 Chelsea Walk.

Mary Ann's greatest wish is to become an opera singer, and she's thrilled when the famous child prodigy Mozart comes to perform in Chelsea. But in a sudden twist of fate, Mary Ann must leave her Boarding School for Young Ladies, and her singing dreams are shattered. Distraught, she comes up with a plan to stay at school, oblivious to the danger it will put her in...

An enchanting story of dreams and determination, set in the enthralling world of eighteenth century London.

Details

Extent:: 176 pages
Dimensions:: 198 x 130mm
Paperback ISBN:: 9781474954952
Accelerated Reader Book Level:: 5.2
Accelerated Reader Interest Level:: Middle years (MY)
Book Band:: Lime
Key Stage:: KS2, KS3
Publication Date:: June 2018
Work Reference:: 00987

Author

Ann Turnbull knew from an early age that she wanted to be a writer. After working as a secretary for many years, Ann returned to studying and started to train as a teacher. It was then that she rediscovered children's literature and began writing for children herself. Her first novel was published in 1974 and she is now a full-time author. She has written more than thirty books for children and young adults, including Pigeon Summer, which was shortlisted for the Nestle Smarties Book Prize, and No Shame, No Fear, shortlisted for the Guardian's Children Fiction prize and the Whitbread Children's Book Award. Ann lives with her husband in Shropshire.

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Series

6 Chelsea Walk is the tale of 6 fictional girls living in the same real-life London townhouse, at key moments in history. For readers age 9+.

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Visit Usborne Quicklinks for links to websites to listen to the songs Mary Ann sings in Girls with a Voice, and to find out more about Mozart and his sister and life in London in the eighteenth century.

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