A stalwart orphan sets out on a spinetingling adventure in this wildly imaginative and darkly funny victorian middle grade novel. S edition 2016 by atheneum books for young readers 261 pages set in victorian england, in the gloomy spa town of withering by sea, populated by three roald dahlesque aunts, an evil j. Judith rossell is the bestselling authorillustrator of the muchloved awardwinner withering by sea. She talked to better reading kids about where she works, the books that inspired her as a child, and the role of illustrations in childrens books. Judith rossell stella, eleven, gets her dreamedof adventure when something she should not have seen in the damp, dull hotel where she lives with three dreadful aunts on a cliff above withering by sea sends her on. Witheringbysea by judith rossell 9781481443685 booktopia. She has won lots of awards for her stella montgomery series, which begins with withering by sea.
Mar 08, 2016 a stalwart orphan sets out on a spinetingling adventure in this wildly imaginative and darkly funny victorian middle grade novel. Jack jones and the pirate curse this was my first novel. She has illustrated or written nearly a hundred childrens books, including some by such internationally bestselling authors as garth nix and jackie french. The multiawardwinning bestseller stella montgomery series by judith rossell. Buy judith rossell ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device. A young orphan finds friends and begins to unravel the mysteries of her family at a gloomy victorian resort. It is the story of what happens when jack jones, an ordinary boy, inherits the family curse and is destined to spend the rest of his life running from a band of angry pirates.
Can she overcome the sinister magician and his gang of thugs, a handofglory, a clockwork beetle, a military pudding, muttoninaspic and an enormous, ghostly sea monster. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read wormwood mire. See the complete a stella montgomery intrigue series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Withering by sea by judith rossell, 9781481443685, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Over the past 15 years, she has written more than 10 books and illustrated more than 80. A stella montgomery intrigue series by judith rossell. Inside the walls of the damp, dull hotel, elevenyearold orphan stella montgomery leads a miserable life with her three. Judith has been an illustrator and writer of childrens books for more than 12 years. High on a cliff above the gloomy coastal town of withering by sea stands the hotel majestic. Fans of lemony snickets a series of unfortunate events will eat up withering by sea shelf awareness. She has illustrated or written nearly a hundred childrens books. Its not that the writing is terrible or that the characters are horribly flat. Judith rossell books list of books by author judith rossell.
Judith rossell australian writers centre writing courses. High on a cliff above the gloomy coastal town of witheringbysea stands the hotel majestic. Withering by sea by judith rossell and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Middlegrade fans of lemony snickets a series of unfortunate events will eat up withering by seaaustralian authorillustrator judith rossell packs every page with detailsthat would do roald dahl proud. Interview with judith rossell about withering by sea. I love that the very best books take you out of yourself and transport you to the most wonderful of places. Witheringbysea by judith rossell overdrive rakuten.
Jun 24, 2015 judith rossell is the inspirational author and illustrator behind the popular childrens book witheringbysea an honour book in the 2015 cbca awards. We did a search for other books with a similar title, and found some results for. It has also been awarded the abia book of the year for older children, the indies award for children and ya, and was shortlisted for. Witheringbysea kindle edition by rossell, judith, rossell. Tell us what you like and well recommend books youll love. Read withering by sea by judith rossell available from rakuten kobo. Created by better reading view on better reading share.
Middlegrade fans of lemony snickets a series of unfortunate events will eat up witheringbyseaaustralian authorillustrator judith rossell packs every page with detailsthat would do roald dahl proud. Withering by sea by judith rossell a stalwart orphan sets out on a spinetingling adventure in this wildly imaginative and darkly funny victorian middle grade. Ruby and leonard and the great big surprise by judith rossell 20110601. Judith rossell worked as a government scientist not a mad scientist, a normal kind of scientist, for a cotton spinning company which made threads for tshirts and tea bags, and studied textile design in scotland before becoming a fulltime author and illustrator. Witheringbysea book by judith rossell official publisher page. I really dislike giving books low ratings, but i couldnt justify giving withering by sea three stars. Witheringbysea, stella montgomery by judith rossell. Withering by sea is a novel, but it is peppered throughout with delightful, evocative black and white illustrations. Judith rossell is an illustrator and writer of childrens books, from melbourne, australia. High on a cliff above the gloomy coastal town of witheringbysea stands the. Withering by sea is a fun mystery with interesting characters, thrilling chases and singing cats.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read withering by sea. Im very happy that withering by sea has been shortlisted for the independent bookshop awards for 2015. Inside the walls of the damp, dull hotel, elevenyearold orphan s. Apr 23, 2018 rossell, judith judith rossell worked as a government scientist not a mad scientist, a normal kind of scientist, for a cotton spinning company which made threads for tshirts and tea bags, and studied textile design in scotland before becoming a fulltime author and illustrator.
Judith rossell is the multiawardwinning authorillustrator of the bestselling stella montgomery series withering by sea, wormwood mire, a garden of lilies and the upcoming wakestone hall. Mar 08, 2016 witheringbysea ebook written by judith rossell. Oct 23, 2018 judith rossell is the multiawardwinning, australian authorillustrator of the bestselling stella montgomery series witheringbysea, wormwood mire, a garden of lilies and wakestone hall. Witheringbysea in victorian england, stella montgomery lives with her three dreadful aunts at the hotel majestic. Withering by sea was awarded an honour book in the cbca book of the year awards. Judith rossell has written books and illustrated more than 80 and her work has been published in the us and uk and has been translated into more than 20 languages. Constantly running through stellas head are the outrageously menacing tales from the book the garden of. Withering by sea udith ossell 4 about the author judith rossell is a writer and illustrator of childrens books. Witheringbysea writer and illustrator judith rossell talks. Judiths latest books are wakestone hall, wormwood mire and witheringbysea, three victorian fantasyadventure novels for young readers.
Can she overcome the sinister magician and his gang of thugs, a handofglory, a clockwork beetle, a military pudding, muttoninaspic and an enormous. In victorian england, stella montgomery lives with her three dreadful aunts at the hotel majestic. Witheringbysea kindle edition by rossell, judith, rossell, judith. Before beginning her career in childrens books, judith worked as a government scientist not a mad scientist, a normal kind of scientist and also for a. High on a cliff above the gloomy coastal town of witheringbysea. High on a cliff above the gloomy victorian town of withering by sea stands the hotel majestic. Fans of lemony snickets a series of unfortunate events will eat up witheringbysea shelf awareness.
Nothing much happens in withering by sea and i almost felt like i was withering by sea while i read it. Oct 30, 2014 withering by sea is a fun mystery with interesting characters, thrilling chases and singing cats. Such happy news this week, witheringbysea was awarded an honour book in the cbca book of the year awards. Withering by sea is both written and illustrated by judith rossell in a charming fauxvictorian or fauxedwardian style. The illustrations appear to be watercolor or penandink and are scattered throughout the book, either as decorations on a page related to. The second book to rossell s illustrated series starts off as a quietly foreboding tale as stella begins her new life at wormwood mire.
Witheringbysea by judith rossell a stalwart orphan sets out on a spinetingling adventure in this wildly imaginative and darkly funny victorian middle grade. Elevenyearold stella montgomery is struggling to meet the expectations of three imperious aunts. Before beginning her career in childrens books, judith worked as a government scientist not a mad scientist, a normal kind of scientist and also for a cotton. Readers aged 9 and up who enjoy reading the ruby redfort series as well as the mr and mrs bunny books by polly horvath will love the style of withering by sea.
Judith lives in melbourne, australia, with a cat the size of a walrus. Winner, abia book of the year for older children, 2015. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Withering by sea, written and illustrated by judith rossell originally published in australia in 2014. A stalwart orphan sets out on a spinetingling adventure in this wildly imaginative and darkly funny victorian middle gr. Judith rossell, presenter judith rossell is a fulltime writer and illustrator of childrens books. Withering by sea by judith rossell a stalwart orphan sets out on a spinetingling adventure in this wildly imaginative. Withering by sea stella montgomery, book 1 by judith rossell book resume. Books in the stella montgomery series wheelers books. Judith rossell is the author of withering by sea 4. Wormwood mire book by judith rossell official publisher. From bestselling writerillustrator judith rossell comes the thrilling and magical sequel to her multiawardwinning novel, withering by sea. Witheringbysea stella montgomery intrigue, book 1 by judith rossell book cover, description, publication history. Stella montgomery lives with her aunts condolence, temperance and deliverance in a town called witheringbysea.
Wormwood mire by judith rossell this spinetingling sequel to withering by sea sees stella sent away to the moldering old family estate. Winner abia book of the year for younger readersfans of lemony snickets a series of unfortunate events will eat up withering by sea shelf awareness high on a cliff above the gloomy coastal town of withering by sea stands the hotel majestic. I would suggest 9 or 10 years old is the minimum reader age for this book, unless the child is an exceptional reader and mature enough to handle some highly suspenseful moments. Withering by sea book 1 winner 2015 indie awards, book of the year. Sorry, the book that you are looking for is not available right now. Nov 01, 2014 judith rossell is the multiawardwinning authorillustrator of the bestselling stella montgomery series withering by sea, wormwood mire, wakestone hall and a garden of lilies. Witheringbysea by judith rossell 2017, paperback for. The illustrations appear to be watercolor or penandink and are scattered throughout the book, either as decorations on a page related to the text or fullpage images of a scene. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading witheringbysea. I started off writing and illustrating puzzle and maze books. Oct 20, 2014 withering by sea is a fun mystery with interesting characters, thrilling chases and singing cats. Witheringbysea, a stella montgomery intrigue by judith rossell.
Inside the walls of the damp, dull hotel, elevenyearold orphan stella montgomery leads a miserable life with her three dreadful aunts. The hardback and ebook editions were published in 2016. One day, she sees something she shouldnt have, and is plunged into an adventure. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading withering by sea. Inside the walls of the damp, dull hotel, elevenyearold orphan stella montgomery leads a miserable life with her three dreadful. This picture is from my first maze book, the lost treasure of the green iguana, a jungle maze adventure. Judith rossell is the multiawardwinning, australian authorillustrator of the bestselling stella montgomery series withering by sea, wormwood mire, a garden of lilies and wakestone hall. Judith rossell is the multiawardwinning authorillustrator of the bestselling stella montgomery series withering by sea, wormwood mire, wakestone hall and a garden of lilies.
Each week, our editors select the one author and one book they believe to be most worthy of your attention and highlight them in our pro connect email alert. Her titles include the childrens book council of australias 1999 shortlisted title how to guzzle your garden by jackie french, the popular blackbread the pirate by garth nix, the lost treasure of the green iguana and i spy. Will she be brave enough to save her friend, and find. Witheringbysea ebook by judith rossell rakuten kobo. To read ebooks on the hc reader app download it on. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read witheringbysea. Judith rossell has 41 books on goodreads with 5584 ratings. Witheringbysea by judith rossell a stalwart orphan sets out on a spine tingling adventure in this wildly imaginative and darkly funny victorian middle grade. Withering by sea kindle edition by rossell, judith, rossell, judith. Before beginning her career in childrens books, judith worked as a government scientist not a mad scientist, a normal kind of. Witheringbysea stella montgomery intrigue, book 1 by judith. The a stella montgomery intrigue book series by judith rossell includes books withering by sea, wormwood mire.
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