Fantasy, mysteries, and ghost stories for young readers and discerning adults by the acclaimed author elizabeth c. Read more about my personal philosophy of making, how important making is to meand to the universein my 2009 morris award acceptance speech delivered to the american library association for a curse dark as gold a book about makers. Beagle, worldfantasy awardwinning author of tamsin and the last unicorn. Her first novel, a curse dark as gold, won the inaugural william c. My books are inspired by real places and cultures of the past, often with otherworldly or magical elements. Starcrossed kindle edition by bunce, elizabeth c download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Ive been writing as long as i can remembereven before i knew it was a job. Author elizabeth c bunces complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and availability. The big event was hosted at middle grade book village, so please head on over there and check it out. Twelveyearold myrtle hardcastle has a passion for justice and a highly unconventional obsession with criminal science. Sometimes you can literally smell the presence of a writer almost before reading the first lines of a first novel.
An accomplished needlewoman and historical costumer, elizabeth lives in the midwest with her husband, her cats, and a boggart who steals books. Bunce grew up on a steady diet of sherlock holmes, trixie belden, and quincy, m. Elizabeth bunce is the real thing, no question about it. Author of fantastical, mysterious, and ghostly books for young readers and discerning adults. Armed with her fathers law books and her mums microscope, myrtle studies toxicology, keeps abreast of the latest developments in crime scene analysis, and observes her neighbors in the quiet victorian village of swinburne, england. A curse dark as gold beats the hell out of any fantasy novel ive read this year. Games and puzzles keep your home headquarters entertained. Bunce, author of a curse as dark as gold, on librarything. She lives in kansas city with her husband and their cats. The 2009 winner is a curse dark as gold by elizabeth c. See the complete thief errant series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Bunce and explore their bibliography from s elizabeth c. Send me a message using my form to arrange a school visit or event, or just to drop me a line.
Bunce writes historical fantasy, mysteries, and ghost stories for young readers, inspired by real places and cultures of the past. Bunces retelling of the rumpelstiltskin story will keep middle schoolers turning pages long past the bell, with its feisty heroine. She has never had a governess, and no one has ever accused her of being irrepressible, but a teacher did once call her argumentativewhich was entirely untrue, and she can prove it. Be a maker with author for young readers, elizabeth c. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising.
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