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Black Queen

Suitable for 7 – 9 years

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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…

Product Details

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780552546454

Publisher

Young Corgi

Date published

June 1st, 2000

Lexile measure

670L

Accelerated Reader

AR book level: 4.1; Lower years; 1.0 points

Condition

New

UK edition

Author/Illustrator

Michael Morpurgo

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Michael Morpurgo is a master storyteller, weaving captivating stories full of drama and intensity that are coming to be regarded as true classics. Exploring the most profound subjects with a light yet powerful touch, his books tell unforgettable stories in simple, direct words.

Michael Morpurgo discovered his talent for writing while working as a teacher. “We had to read the children a story every day and my lot were bored by the book I was reading. I decided I had to do something and told them the kind of story I used to tell my kids – it was like a soap opera, and they focused on it. I could see there was magic in it for them, and realised there was magic in it for me.”

Living in Devon, listening to Mozart, and working with children have provided most of the stimulae Michael needs to discover and write his stories. He spends about half his life mucking out sheds with the children, feeding sheep or milking cows; the other half he spends dreaming up and writing stories. “For me, the greater part of writing is daydreaming, dreaming the dream of my story until it hatches out – the writing down of it I always find hard. But I love finishing it, then holding the book in my hand and sharing my dream with my readers.”

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  1. Aimeemitch
    on 8 March 2014

    Bit disappointed with this one but it was ok

    3 out of 5

  2. TheMileLongBookshelfBlog
    on 8 March 2013

    I LOVE HIS BOOKS SO MUCH

  3. pawprint2
    on 6 March 2013

    This book is awesome I never expected the ending!

    5 out of 5

  4. cm05
    on 16 September 2012

    THe best book I have ever read!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  5. sweethart184
    on 2 March 2012

    a lovely book

    5 out of 5