Wakestone Hall (Stella Montgomery, #3)
| Author: | Rossell, Judith |
| Publisher: | ABC Books |
| ISBN: | 9781460708187, Related ISBNs: 1460708180, 9780733338205, 9780733338212, 9781460708187 |
| Classification: | Fiction |
Synopsis
THE MAGICAL CONCLUSION TO STELLA MONTGOMERY'S AWARD-WINNING STORY
'the perfect conclusion to a wonderfully quirky Victorian fantasy series'
-- Pages & Pages
Stella Montgomery is in disgrace. The Aunts have sent her to Wakestone Hall, a grim boarding school where the disobedient are tamed and the wilful are made meek. But when a friend disappears, Stella is determined to find her -- no matter the danger ...
Soon Stella is thrown deeper into the mysteries of Wakestone ... and her own past. Will Stella save her friend in time? And will she discover -- at long last -- where she truly belongs?
Bestselling writer-illustrator Judith Rossell returns with the breathtaking final adventure in this award-winning series.
Winner of the 2019 Davitt Award for Best Children's Crime Novel.
SERIES AWARDS
Withering-by-Sea (Book 1)
Winner -- 2015 Indie Awards, Book of the Year: Children's & YA
Winner -- 2015 Australian Book Industry Awards, Book of the Year: Older Children
Winner -- 2015 Davitt Awards
Honour Book -- 2015 Children's Book Council of Australia Awards
Shortlisted -- 2015 Prime Minister's Literary Awards
Shortlisted -- 2014 Aurealis Awards
Shortlisted -- 2017 Australian Book Design Awards
Wormwood Mire (Book 2)
Winner -- 2017 Davitt Awards
Shortlisted -- 2017 Indie Awards, Book of the Year: Children's & YA
Shortlisted -- 2017 Australian Book Industry Awards, Book of the Year: Older Children
Shortlisted -- 2017 ABA Booksellers' Choice Award
Shortlisted -- 2017 Australian Book Design Awards
Notable Book -- 2017 Children's Book Council of Australia Awards
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