Bunzl, Peter
The Clockwork Queen
- ISBN 13:
- 9781800900806
- author:
- Bunzl, Peter
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Barrington Stoke Ltd
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2022
- Pages:
- 128
- Dimensions:
- 1.2 x 13.2 x 13.2 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Children's, Fiction, Family,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Sophie Peshka's chess career has been overshadowed by her father's imprisonment in the Winter Palace. Now, she must use all her strategic skill to help him escape. To do so, Sophie relies on an incredible chess-playing automaton called the Clockwork Queen. The stakes are high as Sophie and the Clockwork Queen engage in a game where life and death hang in the balance. Can this remarkable machine outwit the Empress's formidable powers? This gripping historical adventure is suitable for readers aged 9+, with its themes of bravery, cunning, and determination.