STARMINSTER
Take flight on this beautifully-written, epic and soaring new adventure, perfect for fans of Abi Elphinstone, Aisling Fowler, A. F. Steadman and Pari Thompson.
Astrid has lived in the rhubarb shed her whole life. The outside world is dangerous, Mama explains; she will understand when she's older, but she cannot set foot beyond the door. Astrid longs to see the world; to meet other children; to live in the farmhouse with Mama. But what she longs for most of all is to see the stars.
Then one night, a stranger unlocks the shed: a stranger with wings. She has come to take Astrid to a secret city in the sky called London Overhead, far above the highest peak of the Shard. For Astrid, like her, is a Librae - and will soon grow wings of her own . . .
Astrid is swept into a breathtaking and magical world of new friendships, sweeping adventures and unimaginable discoveries at the ancient, beautiful school for Librae students: Starminster. But quickly she learns that all is not well in the glimmering city. And when rumours abound of missing children in London Underfoot, she begins to realise that Mama may have been right about the dangers waiting for Astrid all along...
Edad recomendada: A partir de 12 años.
HOPKINS MEGAN
Megan Hopkins nació en Belfast, Irlanda del Norte, y pasó su infancia en distintas ciudades como Stuttgart en Alemania, Chesterfield en Inglaterra y Nairobi en Kenia. Actualmente reside en Kent junto a su esposo y sus dos hijos pequeños. Se desempeña como profesora de inglés en secundaria y forma parte del grupo de escritores de la librería Sevenoaks Bookshop. Desde joven mostró interés por la lectura y la escritura, influenciada por autores como Enid Blyton, Philip Pullman y Jacqueline Wilson. Es autora de la serie de fantasía Starminster, donde desarrolla historias vinculadas al sueño de volar y mundos imaginarios.
