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The girl with the dragon heart / Stephanie Burgis ; [illustrations by Freya Hartas].

By: Burgis, Stephanie [author.].
Contributor(s): Hartas, Freya [illustrator.].
Publisher: London, UK : Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2018Copyright date: London, UK : Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2018Description: 282 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781408880777.Subject(s): Spies -- Fiction | Kings, queens, rulers, etc. -- Fiction | Fairies -- Fiction | Magic -- Fiction | Dragons -- Fiction | Chocolate -- Fiction | Fantasy. -- FictionDDC classification: 808.899282 B91 Summary: Silke has an unexpected opportunity to learn what happened to her parents years before when Princess Katrin asks her to stay at the palace as a spy during a visit from the rulers of Elfenwald.Summary: Once upon a time, in a beautiful city famous for chocolate and protected by dragons, there was a girl so fearless that she dared to try to tell the greatest story of all: the truth. Silke has always been good at spinning the truth and storytelling. So good that just years after arriving as a penniless orphan, she has found her way up to working for the most splendid chocolate makers in the city (oh and becoming best friends with a dragon). Now her gift for weaving words has caught the eye of the royal family, who want to use her as a spy when the mysterious and dangerous Fairy royal family announce they will visit the city. But Silke has her own dark, secret reasons for not trusting Fairies ... Can Silke find out the truth about the Fairies while keeping her own secrets hidden? From the author of The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart comes a second magical adventure perfect for fans of Cressida Cowell, Cornelia Funke and Peter Bunzl
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GC Fic 808.899282 B91 2018 (Browse shelf) Checked out 05/21/2024 JHS000541

Silke has an unexpected opportunity to learn what happened to her parents years before when Princess Katrin asks her to stay at the palace as a spy during a visit from the rulers of Elfenwald.

Once upon a time, in a beautiful city famous for chocolate and protected by dragons, there was a girl so fearless that she dared to try to tell the greatest story of all: the truth. Silke has always been good at spinning the truth and storytelling. So good that just years after arriving as a penniless orphan, she has found her way up to working for the most splendid chocolate makers in the city (oh and becoming best friends with a dragon). Now her gift for weaving words has caught the eye of the royal family, who want to use her as a spy when the mysterious and dangerous Fairy royal family announce they will visit the city. But Silke has her own dark, secret reasons for not trusting Fairies ... Can Silke find out the truth about the Fairies while keeping her own secrets hidden? From the author of The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart comes a second magical adventure perfect for fans of Cressida Cowell, Cornelia Funke and Peter Bunzl

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