Tears of the Salamander

Peter Dickinson

Mei 2009 · Verkoop deur Wendy Lamb Books

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Alfredo, a choir boy in 18th-century Italy, loses his family in a fire, and his mysterious Uncle Giorgio spirits him away to their ancestral home below a volcano. There he learns that Uncle Giorgio is the Master of the Mountain; he can control the volcano. He is also an alchemist, able to make gold from the tears of the fiery salamander he captured from the heart of the mountain. Alfredo is his heir, the next Master; and as Alfredo learns the history of his family and its power, he begins to suspect that his uncle is actually a fearsome sorcerer.

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Peter Dickinson, a two-time winner of both England’s prestigious Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Children’s Award, is one of Britain’s greatest storytellers and the author of many novels for young readers and adults. His books include Eva, recipient of the Boston Globe–Horn Book Honor, as well as The Ropemaker, recipient of the Printz Honor.