Escape by Deluge - Softcover

Edna Wignell

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0370314549 ISBN 13: 9780370314549

Publisher: Bodley Head Children's Books

Synopsis

Set in Australia this novel combines the power of Aboriginal mythology with the reality of Melbourne and the floods which besieged the city in February 1972. The author has written two previous books in the Hamish Hamilton Gazelle series.

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From School Library Journal:

Grade 5-7-- Every night, at exactly midnight, Shelley is awakened by cries and wails from the basement nine floors below her bedroom. No one else hears the terrifying yet pitiful noises, and she quickly realizes that only she can help the strange creature trapped beneath the basement floor. Careful research convinces Shelley that a bunyip, a mythological water creature, has been trapped in the storm drain for almost 100 years. Finally, the time is right for the bunyip to escape its prison--if Shelley will help. Although she is frightened by the malevolent creature, she knows that it should be free. Wignell has created an intriguing fantasy that capably combines the Australian aboriginal legend of the bunyip and a historic event, the Melbourne floods of February, 1972. Shelley is a likable, complex character, and her resourcefulness and tenacity allow her to solve an unusual problem. Escape by Deluge is reminiscent of Sarah Sargent's Watermusic (Clarion, 1986), another story in which a young girl assists an ancient creature escape from the plumbing. It will appeal to most fans of folklore and fantasy. --Jeanette Larson, Mesquite Public Library, TX
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About this edition

• Publisher: Bodley Head Children's Books
• ISBN 10: 0370314549
• ISBN 13: 9780370314549
• Binding: Paperback