Sophie must play the role of the Clockwork Queen in order to free her chess grandmaster father in this page-turning historical adventure, inspired by a true story.
Chess prodigy Sophie Peshka inherited her love of the game from her grandmaster father. But now that he has been imprisoned in the dungeons of the Winter Palace in St Petersburg by powerful Empress Catherine the Great, Sophie must use all her strategic skill and cunning to help him escape.
Part of Sophie's plan involves an incredible chess-playing automaton called the Clockwork Queen, but will the Queen be able to outwit the Empress in a game where the stakes are a matter of life and death?
Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.
| ISBN: | 9781800900806 |
| Publication date: | 2nd June 2022 |
| Author: | Peter Bunzl |
| Illustrator: | Lia Visirin |
| Publisher: | Barrington Stoke an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 121 pages |
| Reading age: | 9+ |
| Genres: |
Historical Fiction Children’s / Teenage general interest: Queens, kings, princesses, princes etc Crime & Mystery Children’s / Teenage fiction: Steampunk Stories about Family and Friends Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction |
Sophie must play the role of the Clockwork Queen in order to free her chess grandmaster father in this page-turning historical adventure, inspired by a true story.Chess prodigy Sophie Peshka inherited her love of the game from her grandmaster father. But now that he has been imprisoned in the dungeons of the Winter Palace in St Petersburg by powerful Empress Catherine the Great, Sophie must use all her strategic skill and cunning to help him escape.Part of Sophie's plan involves an incredible chess-playing automaton called the Clockwork Queen, but will the Queen be able to outwit the Empress in a game where the stakes are a matter of life and death?Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.
The Clockwork Queen is aimed at readers aged 9 and over.
The Clockwork Queen features in the following genres: Historical Fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Queens, kings, princesses, princes etc, Crime & Mystery, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Steampunk, Stories about Family and Friends, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction
Paperback. £7.19, down from the £7.99 cover price. In Stock.
The Clockwork Queen was written by Peter Bunzl and published by Barrington Stoke an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
The Clockwork Queen has 121 pages
£7.19, reduced from £7.99. In Stock.