Frances Hardinge creates a brilliant sense of menace in this chillingly dark fairy story . Something sinister, beyond just getting wet, happens to Triss when she falls into the Grimmer. Something that causes her to change in all kinds of ways which her parents don't recognise. Triss can feel the changes - she is always hungry, her hair is full of leaves, her tears are like cobwebs and her sister is terrified of her - but she cannot understand why they are happening.
Somehow, Triss has been taken over. She is now a changeling and she needs to search through the underworld of the city itself to find the truth. ~ Julia Eccleshare
The first things to shift were the doll's eyes, the beautiful grey-green glass eyes. Slowly they swivelled, until their gaze was resting on Triss's face. Then the tiny mouth moved, opened to speak. 'What are you doing here?' It was uttered in tones of outrage and surprise, and in a voice as cold and musical as the clinking of cups. 'Who do you think you are? This is my family.'
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The first things to shift were the doll's eyes, the beautiful grey-green glass eyes. Slowly they swivelled, until their gaze was resting on Triss's face.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Cuckoo Song and determined it is suitable for children aged 11-14 years old
Cuckoo Song features in the following genres: Featured Books for 13+ readers, Recommendations, Books Reviewed by our Reader Review Panels, Recommended Children's eBooks, Featured Books for 11+ readers, Horror & Ghost Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Fantasy / Magical, Historical Fiction
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Cuckoo Song was written by Frances Hardinge and published by Macmillan Children's Books an imprint of Pan Macmillan
Cuckoo Song has 408 pages
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