The Twisted Tunnels
Author(s): Terry Deary
Jenny and her grandfather are toshers. They survive by finding things in the sewer - anything they can sell, and they can sell almost anything. It's a horrible life, but they are managing. Until the building of the London Underground Railway destroys huge parts of the slums and takes away even their meagre home. Fascinating story of the human cost of the Underground.
Product Information
Two toshers live by finding valuables in the sewers. What happens when the London Underground destroys their home?
Terry Deary began his writing career with fiction for A&C Black. He is now author of over 200 fiction and non-fiction books, which have been published in 40 languages. His historical fiction for older children Tudor Terror has been praised as "a marvellous blend of fact and fiction" (School Librarian). His non-fiction has been consistently in the best-seller lists since 1994. His Horrible Histories celebrated their 15th anniversary in 2008, having sold over 25 million copies worldwide and been adapted as television series, theatre tours and museum exhibitions. Terry Deary was voted "Outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th Century" by Books for Keeps magazine.
General Fields
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- : A & C Black Publishers Ltd
- : 31 May 2012
- : 198mm X 129mm
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 July 2012
- : 01 January 2018
- : books
Special Fields
- : Terry Deary
- : Paperback
- : Helen Flook
- : 823.92
- : 64
- : Mono throughout
