The Dark Ground - Softcover

Cross, Gillian

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311 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0192753819 ISBN 13: 9780192753816

Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr, 2005

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Robert is alone, in a strange jungle. He has no food, no shelter, no warmth. Unfamiliar creatures stalk him - and he's not even sure how he got there. This is Robert's story of survival, from the extraordinary realization of where he is and what has happened to him to his perilous journey
home.
The first volume of an incredible adventure story packed with suspense and surprises.

* Gillian Cross is one of the UK's top children's authors, and has won a host of major prizes, including the Carnegie Medal, the Whitbread Award and the Smarties Prize.

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About the Author:

Winner of the Carnegie Medal for Wolf
Winner of the Whitbread Award for The Great Elephant Chase
Winner of the Smarties Prize for The Great Elephant Chase
Shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal for Tightrope

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When Robert awakens to find himself in the wild, the last thing he remembers is being on an airplane with his family. He soon realizes that he is Lilliputian-sized and is being stalked (or helped?) by others. Steven Pacey is his sparkling self as he regales listeners with this combination coming-of-age and survival story. Pacey skillfully imbues Robert with the fear and fascination a young person would feel in such an alien situation. He also gives Robert's mysterious companions authenticity as he helps them and they assist him on his perilous journey home. Cross and Pacey maintain a sense of suspense and wonder until the last word. Kids will love this! S.G.B. � AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine-- Copyright � AudioFile, Portland, Maine

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