- Hardcover: 352 pages
- Publisher: Puffin Books; 1st edition (6 April 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0141381183
- ISBN-13: 978-0141381183
- Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 14 x 3.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,163,049 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'Here is fantasy with a child's voice, with sentences that slip into poetry and sound effects that bring the pages to life' – TES
Praise for Barkbelly:
'A memorable magical adventure, bursting with imagination and wacky characters' – Funday Times
'Just wonderful . . . A magical and moving debut' - The Times
'Falls squarely into the glorious category' – Independent
--This text refers to the Paperback edition.Product Description
This is a fantastic and epic adventure story. Snowbone is the natural leader of a band of wooden children, who are tracking down a group of human slavers. Their journey takes them on a wonderful flying ship from island to island, into the heart of a volcano, into the dreadful slave quarry and on to the final battle. Along the way, they make staunch friends and are betrayed by unexpected people. They also discover their own talents, weaknesses and heart's desire. With its roots in myth and magic, this is a story full of action, poetry and dark twists of fate.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
After reading Barkbelly when I was six,I loved it so much I decided to read the sequel, Snowbone.
Snowbone is about a wooden girl, who comes from the Island of Ashenpeake, who sets out on a mission to free her kind from slavery. The plot is exciting and amazing; it is really a page-turner!
I liked this book for so many reasons especially the description. I feel like I am really there watching it all happen!
Cat Weatherill has an amazing imagination. The names and places in the book are interesting and unusual. The characters in this book are good too: Fierce Snowbone, wise Figgis, and Evil Tarn are just some of them.
And the little map at the front of the book is really useful when following the story!
I think this book deserves a five star rating.
It couldn't be better.
LJS, SW London
Aged 8
Snowbone is about a wooden girl, who comes from the Island of Ashenpeake, who sets out on a mission to free her kind from slavery. The plot is exciting and amazing; it is really a page-turner!
I liked this book for so many reasons especially the description. I feel like I am really there watching it all happen!
Cat Weatherill has an amazing imagination. The names and places in the book are interesting and unusual. The characters in this book are good too: Fierce Snowbone, wise Figgis, and Evil Tarn are just some of them.
And the little map at the front of the book is really useful when following the story!
I think this book deserves a five star rating.
It couldn't be better.
LJS, SW London
Aged 8
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Flying ships, exploding volcanoes, man-eating plants, hungry cannibals, burning buildings - they're all here
16 April 2008
Format:Paperback
Snowbone is the sequel to Barkbelly, Snowbone, one of the characters from Barkbelly becomes a fierce warrior, determined to fight for her people's freedom. With Figgis, Blackeye and her gang of tiddlins marching beside her, Snowbone hunts for the slave traders. But the slavers won't give in without a fight, areal page turner - will Snowbone live to tell the tale?
This book is a testament to the imagination. A children's novel that will appeal to adults, Cat Weatherill's sequel to Barkbelly broaches issues of slavery, love and death while maintaining a magical charm. The book is filled with action... made all the more powerful by a spiritual undercurrent and moments of intense lyrical beauty. As the story progresses Snowbone grows in maturity, gaining wisdom and knowledge through her experiences.
A thrilling book with beautiful language.
This book is a testament to the imagination. A children's novel that will appeal to adults, Cat Weatherill's sequel to Barkbelly broaches issues of slavery, love and death while maintaining a magical charm. The book is filled with action... made all the more powerful by a spiritual undercurrent and moments of intense lyrical beauty. As the story progresses Snowbone grows in maturity, gaining wisdom and knowledge through her experiences.
A thrilling book with beautiful language.
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