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Cold Shoulder Road

Joan Aiken (1995)

SubgenreChildren's Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesWolves Chronicles #8
Setting
CSM age10

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Hero archetypes

Orphan

Heroine archetypes

Outspoken HeroineOrphan

Protagonist archetypes

Duo / Partners

Synopsis

Having freed the children enslaved in the northern mines, Is Twite and her cousin Arun return to Folkestone to find Arun's mother. But she has disappeared without a trace. There's plenty of evidence of strange goings-on now that the Channel Tunnel is open, and smugglers called the Merry Gentry have the whole countryside terrified. Is and Arun are up against the evil Dominic de la Twite and the sneaky Admiral Fishskin in this witty adventure.

Tags

AdventureHistorical FantasyAlternate HistoryMystery