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Wormwood Mire 2

Stella Montgomery, Book 2

by Judith Rossell
Hardback
Age range: + years old Publication Date: 24/10/2016
Staff Pick
5/5 Rating 2 Reviews

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The much-awaited sequel to The Runaway bestseller Withering-by-Sea

When Stella Montgomery returned to the Hotel Majestic cold and wet but exhilarated by adventure, the Aunts were furious.

Now they are sending Stella away to the old family home at Wormwood Mire, where she must live with two strange cousins and their governess.

But within the overgrown grounds of the mouldering house, dark secrets slither and skulk, and soon Stella must be brave once more if she's to find out who - or what - she really is...

From bestselling writer-illustrator Judith Rossell comes the thrilling and magical sequel to her multi-award-winning novel, Withering-by-Sea.

"You won't be disappointed. Wormwood Mire is another page-turner." - Kids' Book Review

"Those who loved Withering-by-Sea...will be thrilled to hear that Wormwood Mire is even better!" - Readings

"Will keep the reader turning the pages in anticiption" - Story Mama

"I was entranced...from page one" - Brona's Books

"A gratifying continuation of Stella's story" - Kirkus Reviews

Series Awards

Withering-by-Sea (Book 1)
  • Winner - 2015 Indie Awards, Book of the Year: Children's & YA
  • Winner - 2015 Australian Book Industry Awards, Book of the Year: Older Children
  • Winner - 2015 Davitt Awards
  • Honour Book - 2015 Children's Book Council of Australia Awards
  • Shortlisted - 2015 Prime Minister's Literary Awards
  • Shortlisted - 2014 Aurealis Awards
  • Shortlisted - 2017 Australian Book Design Awards

Wormwood Mire (Book 2)

  • Winner - 2017 Davitt Awards
  • Shortlisted - 2017 Indie Awards, Book of the Year: Children's & YA
  • Shortlisted - 2017 Australian Book Industry Awards, Book of the Year: Older Children
  • Shortlisted - 2017 ABA Booksellers' Choice Award
  • Shortlisted - 2017 Australian Book Design Awards
  • Notable Book - 2017Children's Book Council of Australia Awards
ISBN:
9780733333019
9780733333019
Category:
Fantasy & magical realism (Children's / Teenage)
Age range:
+ years old
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
24-10-2016
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Country of origin:
Australia
Pages:
288
Dimensions (mm):
198x128mm
Judith Rossell

Judith Rossell is the multi-award-winning author-illustrator of the bestselling Stella Montgomery series (Withering-by-Sea, Wormwood Mire, A Garden of Lilies and the upcoming Wakestone Hall).

Before beginning her career in children's books, Judith worked as a government scientist (not a mad scientist, a normal kind of scientist) and also for a cotton-spinning company (that made threads for T-shirts and denim jeans and mops and teabag strings).

Judith has written thirteen books and illustrated more than eighty, and her work has been published in the US, UK and has been translated into more than twenty languages. Judith lives in Melbourne, Australia with a cat the size of a walrus.

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This is a great book for a reader of average ability between 9 and 12 years old. It is useful to have read the first Stella Montgomery book, but not essential. A great balance of descriptive passages and action, with the pace increasing towards the end, encouraging the young reader to turn the next page until they have finished the story.

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I loved the first Stella Montgomery mystery and had high hopes for this. However, I could not read the faint green ink at night and had to wait several weeks for the weekend to read it in daylight. Can't wait for the next in the series.

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