Girls on the Up

By: Linda Newbery

Series : 6 Chelsea Walk

Age 9+

RRP £6.99

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

Andie loves living in Chelsea. Amongst the fashion, music and art galleries along the trendy King's Road, she dreams of becoming an artist. There's even a real artist living in the flat downstairs. Andie's best paintings are inspired by the moon, and she can't wait for the first moon landing. But can Andie find the courage to reach for the stars and show her paintings?

An irresistible novel set against the vivid backdrop of the moon landing - one of the most thrilling moments in modern history.

Details

Extent:: 208 pages
Dimensions:: 198 x 130mm
Paperback ISBN:: 9781474954990
Accelerated Reader Book Level:: 5.2
Accelerated Reader Interest Level:: Middle years (MY)
Book Band:: Grey
Key Stage:: KS2, KS3
Publication Date:: April 2019
Work Reference:: 00986

Author

Linda has written many books for children, teenagers and adults. She won the Costa Children's Book Prze for Set in Stone, and has twice been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. With Yvonne Coppard she has written Writing Children's Fiction: a Writers' and Artists' Companion, and she runs a review blog, Writers Review, with Adèle Geras and Celia Rees, and help from many of their writer friends (including Ann Turnbull). Linda lives in a small village in Oxfordshire and loves yoga, wildlife, photography, gardening and reading.

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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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