The Ballad of Melodie Rose
Author: Gordon, Kate
ISBN: 9780702263217
Publisher: University of Queensland Press
Year First Published: 2021
Pages: 182
Dimensions: 262mm x 130mm x 17mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
A heartfelt story of one girl's determination to save her beloved home and the lyrical companion tale to The Heartsong of Wonder Quinn.
When Melodie Rose is abandoned on the doorstep of Direleafe Hall, she realises she must be a ghost. Strangely, she is not sad. With the three other ghostly girls who haunt the school and a gloomy crow on her shoulder, Melodie has never felt more at peace. Finally there is a place for her to call home.
So when a lady in white arrives with plans to flatten her beloved school, Melodie Rose must act fast to save all she holds dear. But what can one powerless ghost do?
The Ballad of Melodie Rose is a life-affirming tale of belonging, being brave and being seen.
ISBN: 9780702263217
Publisher: University of Queensland Press
Year First Published: 2021
Pages: 182
Dimensions: 262mm x 130mm x 17mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
A heartfelt story of one girl's determination to save her beloved home and the lyrical companion tale to The Heartsong of Wonder Quinn.
When Melodie Rose is abandoned on the doorstep of Direleafe Hall, she realises she must be a ghost. Strangely, she is not sad. With the three other ghostly girls who haunt the school and a gloomy crow on her shoulder, Melodie has never felt more at peace. Finally there is a place for her to call home.
So when a lady in white arrives with plans to flatten her beloved school, Melodie Rose must act fast to save all she holds dear. But what can one powerless ghost do?
The Ballad of Melodie Rose is a life-affirming tale of belonging, being brave and being seen.
