Griffin's Castle

by Nimmo, Jenny

• ISBN13: 9780439025546
• ISBN10: 0439025540
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-11-01
• Publisher: Orchard Books

Summary

Lonely and friendless from constantly moving, Dinah finds herself wishing the animal statues protecting a nearby Welsh castle would keep her company. Suddenly, to Dinah's delight, the stone animals start to magically spring from the walls and follow her home. But when the animals refuse to let Dinah leave her house, she quickly realizes that these mysterious creatures aren't rescuing her, they're imprisoning her. . . . Jenny Nimmo is the author of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling Charlie Bone series as well as the award-winning Magician's Trilogy, all published by Orchard Books. After its original publication, GRIFFIN'S CASTLE was short listed for the Smarties Prize, the Carnegie Medal, the Whitbread Award, and the W.H. Smith's Mind Boggling Award. She lives with her husband in an old mill in Wales.

Author Biography

Jenny Nimmo is the author of the NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY bestselling Children of the Red King series as well as GRIFFIN'S CASTLE, THE DRAGON'S CHILD, and the award-winning Magician Trilogy, all published by Orchard Books. Several of her books have been awarded and shortlisted for the Smarties Prize, the Carnegie Medal, the Whitbread Award, and the WH Smith Mind-Boggling Books Award. She lives with her husband in an old mill in Wales.