The Lion Tamer's Daughter: And Other Stories

By Peter Dickinson

Book Overview

Four powerful stories of adventure and imagination--in this world and beyond

When Keith's father dies, his mom sells their house and takes Keith with her to live in Scotland. He misses his dad and his home, but most of all he misses Melly, a girl whose father is a lion tamer, and who seemed to come from another world. Keith is in a park in Edinburgh when he sees a girl who looks exactly like Melly, and whose father once worked for the circus, taming lions. To save his best friend's life, Keith embarks on a perilous quest to untangle the mystery of Melly's doppelg?nger.

In these four tales, Peter Dickinson writes with clarity and wit about young people in extraordinary situations, characters whose adventures take place across space, time, and the boundaries of their souls.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1504014995
• ISBN13: 9781504014991
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.3" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 12 to 16 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 11

Customer Reviews

Good, solid, satisfying stories

I stumbled upon this book at the library by accident. Talk about a buried gem! Unlike so many authors, Mr. Dickinson doesn't try to explain too much nor does he leave you with a sense of unsatisfied wonder. I rate it an A!

Satisfying Stories That Linger

It might not seem like four short stories can have much impact, but something about these supernatural tales lingers in the mind long after you've read them. The characters and settings are unusual and engaging, and the stories themselves are not disturbing like some tales of the supernatural, but satisfying.