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Chris Powling

Autor(a) de The Moon in the Pond

104+ Works 821 Membros 7 Críticas

About the Author

Séries

Obras por Chris Powling

The Moon in the Pond (2011) 135 exemplares
Kit's Castle (I Am Reading) (1996) 28 exemplares
Sharks: Wild Reads (2000) 26 exemplares
The Conker as Hard as a Diamond (1985) 22 exemplares
Seriously Spooky Stories (9-in-1) (2007) — Editor — 19 exemplares
All about Us: Poems and Rhymes (1968) 18 exemplares
Multi-Million-Pound Mascot (2001) 17 exemplares
Best in the World (2004) 16 exemplares
Hiccup Harry (Jets) (1988) 15 exemplares
Thin Ice (Solo) (2008) 13 exemplares
The Phantom Carwash (1989) 11 exemplares
Thing (gr8reads) (2006) 11 exemplares
Gremlin (Gr8reads) (2007) 11 exemplares
Rover the Champion (Rockets) (1999) 10 exemplares
Meteorite (2009) 10 exemplares
Kidnap (Wired Up) (2011) 10 exemplares
Fight (gr8reads) (2006) 10 exemplares
Flint (gr8reads) (2008) 9 exemplares
Harry the Superhero (Jets) (1995) 8 exemplares
The Book About Books (2000) 8 exemplares
Hornet (gr8reads) (2009) 7 exemplares
Harry Moves House (Jets) (1993) 7 exemplares
Harry's Party (Jets) (1989) 7 exemplares
Roald Dahl (Profiles) (1983) 7 exemplares
Blade (gr8reads) (2005) 7 exemplares
Dick King-Smith (Tell Me About) (1999) 7 exemplares
Quentin Blake (1999) 6 exemplares
Bella's Dragon (1990) 5 exemplares
Mustang Machine (1988) 5 exemplares
Rover shows off (2000) 4 exemplares
Rover goes to school (1999) 4 exemplares
Anne Fine (2003) 4 exemplares
Hoppity-gap (Young Lions) (1988) 3 exemplares
Rover's Birthday (2000) 3 exemplares
Tell Me About Roald Dahl (2006) 3 exemplares
ELF 61 (Antelope Books) (1990) 3 exemplares
Sophie's New Pet (1999) 2 exemplares
Blade: The Play (Plays) (2009) 2 exemplares
Fingers Crossed (1987) 2 exemplares
Fras-Càr Sheumais (1989) 2 exemplares
Where the Quaggy Bends (1992) 2 exemplares
Famous with Smokey Joe (1995) 2 exemplares
Dracula in Sunlight (1990) 2 exemplares
Jakten på storfifflarna (1985) 1 exemplar
Sophie's Nu-pet (1998) 1 exemplar
Harrin juhlat (1993) 1 exemplar
Kummitus kameroiden edessä (2003) 1 exemplar
Ziggy et l'ogre des glaces (1991) 1 exemplar
Rainbow Boots (High/Low) (2019) 1 exemplar
Spooky Stories (Anthologies) (1993) 1 exemplar
Harrin hirveä hikka (1994) 1 exemplar
Harrin seikkailupäivä (2000) 1 exemplar
Harrin unelmaloma (1998) 1 exemplar
Harrin uusi koti (1999) 1 exemplar
Stunt Kid (1987) 1 exemplar

Associated Works

Cool Christmas Stories (10-in-1) (2007) — Contribuidor — 7 exemplares
Marvellous Magical Stories (11-in-1) (2007) — Contribuidor — 5 exemplares

Etiquetado

Conhecimento Comum

Nome canónico
Powling, Chris
Data de nascimento
1943-02-16
Sexo
male
Nacionalidade
UK
Local de nascimento
London, England, UK
Locais de residência
London, England, UK
Ocupações
teacher
writer
broadcaster
Agente
Caroline Walsh
Georgina Ruffhead (film)

Membros

Críticas

 
Assinalado
Mustygusher | Dec 19, 2022 |
The first-person protagonist of the book, known only as 'Brains', lives in a two-up, two-down in London in the 1980's. He hangs out with Mog and the gang, hates snooty spoiled posh Harold, and dreams of passing the scholarship to the private school, with their straw bonnets and huge library.

Meanwhile, a modern day Robin Hood, the Rectifier, steals from the rich to give the Inland Revenue what they are owed.

I loved this and couldn't put it down. The politics aren't subtle (hint, the bad guys are the tax dodgers, the rent collectors, and the people who show off their wealth), but the characters are warmly drawn, and the book is fast paced with some interesting twists.

The ending broke my heart though - what choices do we make when we think we've lost everything, and what do we sacrifice for the things we want most? Book Magic gives us a happy ending, but we are still left standing in tears with Brains, who has seen the darkness inside his soul.
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Assinalado
atreic | Apr 8, 2019 |
Nice chance to learn some more about the man who enlightened my childhood.
 
Assinalado
areadingmachine | Jul 6, 2015 |
Kapten Flinthjärta har Edmund och båtsmannen som fångar på båten, de får följa med kaptenen till en öde ö, där de ska gömma en sjörövarskatt, planen är att de ska dödas när de grävt gropen? Båtsmannen spelar dör, räddar Edmund genom att döda Flinthjärta.
½
 
Assinalado
chawes | Feb 3, 2012 |

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Susan Price Contributor
Tony Ross Contributor
Ruskin Bond Contributor
Anthony Masters Contributor
Ann Turnbull Contributor
Faustin Charles Contributor
Simone Abel Illustrator
Adèle Geras Contributor
Sue Mason Illustrator
Robert Hull Contributor
Alan Marks Illustrator

Estatísticas

Obras
104
Also by
2
Membros
821
Popularidade
#31,073
Avaliação
3.0
Críticas
7
ISBN
207
Línguas
7

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