Victoria Stitch: Bad and Glittering

Name: Victoria Stitch: Bad and Glittering
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SKU: 9780192773579
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By Harriet Muncaster

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Summary

Twins Victoria Stitch and Celestine are denied their royal birth-right, yet their responses could not be more different. While Celestine accepts her fate with grace, Victoria Stitch becomes obsessed with claiming power. Their contrasting personalities—like moonlight and sunshine—raise the question of whether one can break free from assigned roles to rewrite their own destiny. This is the opening tale of the captivating Victoria Stitch trilogy, penned by Harriet Muncaster, known for her charming Isadora Moon series.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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Twins, Victoria Stitch and Celestine, are denied their royal birth-right. Celestine accepts the decision with good grace, but Victoria Stitch is consumed with her obsession for power.

Victoria Stitch will stop at nothing in her quest for power . . .

Description

The crystal keeper gazed around him at the shards of impure crystal, glittering furiously on the floor, and shivered with a terrible sense of foreboding.

Twins, Victoria Stitch and Celestine, are denied their royal birth-right. Celestine accepts the decision with good grace, but Victoria Stitch is consumed with her obsession for power. The twins are like moonlight and sunshine - could it be possible to break free of the role you have been given, rewrite your story, and change your own destiny?

Victoria Stitch: Bad and Glittering is Book 1 of the stunning Victoria Stitch trilogy, written by Harriet Muncaster, the internationally bestselling creator of the beloved Isadora Moon series. Muncaster is also the author of the companion series Mirabelle and Emerald, as well as the enchanting new Diary of Wiska Wildflower series.

The Victoria Stitch Trilogy:

Victoria Stitch: Bad and Glittering DL Volume 1 (ISBN: 9780192773579)
Victoria Stitch: Free and Famous DL Volume 2 (ISBN: 9780192773586)
Victoria Stitch: Dark and Sparkling DL Volume 3 (ISBN: 9780192783707)

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

The Guardian praises it as an "absorbing miniature melodrama" filled with "fraught sibling fondness" and highlights Muncaster's enticing illustrations. BookTrust calls the book "packed full of gothic glam" and notes its appeal to young fans of witchy characters, with "irresistible elfin illustrations" enhancing the story's charm.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780192773579

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 September 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Oxford University Press

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 200.0mm

Weight: 263g

Pages: 288

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Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Harriet Muncaster Young Adult

About the Author

Harriet Muncaster is one of the fastest-rising stars in children's books. She started out writing and illustrating picture books, and won the Blue Hen Book Award for her first book, I Am a Witch's Cat, and was highly commended for the Macmillan Prize while studying for her second illustration degree. Her move into young illustrated fiction came with the launch of Isadora Moon in 2016 and the series has become a huge bestseller in the UK and internationally. Harriet is very active at events, festivals, and on social media, constantly creating and sharing new content and activities to delight Isadora's growing host of fans.

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