A Private Place

A Private PlaceAuthor: Craig, Amanda Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) Published on 4 April 2013 by Little, Brown Book Group (Abacus) in the United Kingdom. Paperback 288 pages 198 x 126 x 19 228g Knotshead is a school catering for the children of the rich, famous, liberal and deluded. With its progressive curriculum, complacent staff and beautiful grounds, it looks like Paradise. But the clever, the odd and the bookish are relentlessly persecuted as

'Fiendishly clever

finding another body

Bess forged her way not merely by judicious marriage

the land of the elves for more training in magic and swordsmanship

Jock and Moxy there

stay up late reading just one more page and pack their suitcases with clothes wedged between books instead of the other way around

Intricate artwork by rising star Teagan White combines with expert text by education officer Loveday Trinick from the National Marine Aquarium

A brand-new laugh-out-loud series of funny animal adventures packed with hilarious illustrations

'You can see everything that Claire describes so clearly

where a young writer is suddenly ready to be born

but I know it will be the best thing EVER

it’s the better that’s needed