Zal and Zara and the great race of Azamed
Downes, Kit200809UU
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The Great Annual Carpet Race is fast approaching, and in the ancient city of Azamed there's talk of little else. The competition is strong, and 12-year-old Zal Thesa and Zara Aura know that to win, their carpet has to be the best. If only they could compete on a rainbow carpet! But as everyone knows, they only exist in legend... don't they? Join the fantastical flying carpet race in this magical adventure novel from a debut author. The Great Annual Carpet Race is fast approaching, and in the ancient, bustling city of Azamed there's talk of little else. The competition is strong, and twelve-year-old Zal Thesa and Zara Aura know that to win, their carpet will have to be the best. If only they could compete on a rainbow carpet! But as everyone knows, they only exist in legend...don't they? When Zal and Zara find the beginnings of a trail to discover the magical truth behind the stories, so begins a fast-paced contest of their own. With the Great Race only a day away and the sinister Shadow Society on their backs, time is not on their side...
Main title:
Zal and Zara and the great race of Azamed / Kit Downes.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Walker Books Ltd : [distributor] Macmillan Distribution (MDL) : [distributor] TL Distribution : [distributor] Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd : [distributor] Booksite Afrika, 2008.
Collation:
240 p. : ill. ; 20x13 cm.
Notes:
Paperback.
Audience:
Interest age level: 8 years +.
Biography/History:
Kit Downes was 19 when he finished his first book, Zal and Zara and the Great Race of Azamed. He was struck by the idea of telling the story of the greatest magic carpet race in the world while having lunch in Hay-on-Wye. He began writing the book the same day and finished it four months later in his first term at university. He finishes university in 2008 and lives in Norfolk.
ISBN:
9781406309195 (pbk)1406309192 (pbk)
Dewey class:
JF
Local class:
FIC.JFDOWJC
Language:
English
Subject:
Magic -- Arabian Peninsula -- Juvenile fictionMagic -- Juvenile fictionContests -- Juvenile fiction7-9 years; Fiction; Ordinary Printed Book Format; Non-character; Non Tie-inAccelerated readerAccelerated reader -- AR5.3Accelerated reader -- AR5Fiction 7+Children's storiesAdventure stories (Children's)Fantasy & magical realism (Children's)Adventure storiesChildren's stories
BRN:
1337372