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"Tense, dramatic, thought-provoking, the story will enthral readers"
Interest Age 9+ Reading Age 8
Lucy Strange’s new novel is a ghost story, a family history, a drama inspired both by myth and real-life tragedy.
Nine-year-old George loves reading and writing and his teacher recognises his special talent, encouraging him to keep up his studies. But in the nineteenth century, George has no choice but to start work in the mine and spend long hours toiling underground, though he can see the terrible physical toll it’s taken on his father and uncle. In the heat and dark of the coalface, his imagination conjures up the figure of the minotaur, subject of a story in a book of myths he discovers hidden in his bedroom; when the mine begins to flood however, the minotaur offers George his only hope of escape.
A disaster at a pit in Yorkshire in 1838 saw 26 children drowned, the youngest just seven years old. Reimagining this dreadful event, Lucy Strange is able to bring the children to safety, while emphasising the courage and resilience of the miners as well as the inhuman way they were treated.
‘How could I possibly tell anyone that down there in the darkness I had visions of a monster?’
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‘How could I possibly tell anyone that down there in the darkness I had visions of a monster?’ The Storm and the Minotaur adeptly interweaves myth, mystery and a touch of magic in this gripping and atmospheric tale set against the backdrop of the Industrial Revolution. Money is scarce in George's family and so at the age of nine he has to join his father underground, hewing coal in the local mine.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Storm and the Minotaur and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-10 years old
The Storm and the Minotaur features in the following genres: Dyslexia Friendly Books for Interest age 11+, Recommendations, Dyslexia Friendly Books for Interest age 9+, Historical Fiction, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Horror & Ghost Stories, Stories about Family and Friends, Featured Books for 9+ readers
Paperback. £7.19, down from the £7.99 cover price. In Stock.
The Storm and the Minotaur was written by Lucy Strange and published by Barrington Stoke Ltd
The Storm and the Minotaur has 85 pages
£7.19, reduced from £7.99. In Stock.
