A magical, captivating tale of adventure set in imperial Russia. St Petersburg, Russia 1725. Katinka Dashkova is running for her life because everything she knows is changing.
A magical, captivating tale of adventure set in imperial Russia. St Petersburg, Russia 1725. Katinka Dashkova is running for her life because everything she knows is changing.
Katinka, a dazzling ballerina with a hunched back, and her friends Alexei the Giant and Nikolai the dwarf are different. That's why they are part of Peter the Great's Circus of Curiosities. But the Tzar is dead and they must flee the Winter Palace.
Guided by a special map, they set out across Russia running for their lives.
A brilliantly suspenseful novel which should have even teh most reluctant reader eager to reach the next cliff-edge. The Telegraph, Book of the Week.
Thrillling and moving. Clare Balding.
A vividly told debut. Fiona Noble, The Bookseller, October Previews.
Author
About Robin Scott-Elliot
Robin Scott-Elliot has been a sports journalist for 25 years with the BBC, ITV, the Sunday Times, the Independent and the `i', covering every sport you can think of and a few you probably can't. He threw that all away to move home to Scotland and write, where his daughters persuaded him to write a story for them. He lives on the west coast with his wife and two children.
Hide and Seek was a Spectator Children’s Book of the Year for 2021. Robin's debut, The Tzar's Curious Runaways was a Telegraph Children’s Book of the Year for 2019. The Acrobats of Agra was one of the Observer’s Children’s Books of the Year for 2020.
A magical, captivating tale of adventure set in imperial Russia. St Petersburg, Russia 1725.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Tzar's Curious Runaways and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-10 years old
The Tzar's Curious Runaways features in the following genres: Historical Fiction, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Featured Books for 9+ readers, Recommendations
Paperback. £8.09, down from the £8.99 cover price. In Stock.
The Tzar's Curious Runaways was written by Robin Scott-Elliot and published by Everything with Words
The Tzar's Curious Runaways has 299 pages
£8.09, reduced from £8.99. In Stock.
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