Books with author Elizabeth Hathon

Barely one day after fulfilling his second mission for King Vandemere as Royal Reporter of the land of Serendair, young Charles Magnus Ven Polypheme—known as Ven—is off on another adventure. To keep them safe from the wrath of the Thief Queen, whose rage at their escape from the Gated City knows no bounds, the king sends Ven and his friends on an important mission. Their journey takes them across a wondrous land filled with marvels—and danger. For the mission the king entrusts to Ven is a delicate one: to discover the cause of a dispute between two warring kingdoms—and the answer leads Ven straight into the lair of a very angry dragon…. Fans of The Floating Island and The Thief Queen’s Daughter—both chosen as Book Sense Children’s Picks—will love this third enchanting adventure in The Lost Journals of Ven Polypheme series by bestselling author Elizabeth Haydon.

Winner, Fiction: Older Readers, Young Australians' Best Book Awards (YABBA) 1997 Shortlisted, Primary Division, ACT Canberra's Own Outstanding List (COOL) Awards 1998 Winner, Premio Cento Prize for Children's Literature, (Italy) 1997 Honour Book, Book of the Year for Younger Readers, Children's Book Council Book of the Year Awards 1996 Shortlisted, National Children's Literature Award, Festival Awards for Literature 1996 I just might write the whole thing down. I'll probably conk out after ten pages. What will I call it? 45 & 47 Stella Street and everything that happened A whirlwind of an adventure told by 11-year-old Henni Octon...with a bit of help from Elizabeth Honey, author of Honey Sandwich, Honour Book in the 1994 Children's Book Council Awards. What the critics say: 'This is a superb family-cum-adventure story: Elizabeth Honey is going from strength to strength. Not to be missed.' Margaret Dunkle, Australian Bookseller & Publisher 'Holding the novel together is the strong driving story, but the book fizzes with the excitement of simply being alive...irresistible...' Moira Robinson, Australi

Barely one day after fulfilling his second mission for King Vandemere as Royal Reporter of the land of Serendair, young Charles Magnus Ven Polypheme―known as Ven―is off on another adventure. To keep them safe from the wrath of the Thief Queen, whose rage at their escape from the Gated City knows no bounds, the king sends Ven and his friends on an important mission. Their journey takes them across a wondrous land filled with marvels―and danger. For the mission the king entrusts to Ven is a delicate one: to discover the cause of a dispute between two warring kingdoms―and the answer leads Ven straight into the lair of a very angry dragon…. Fans of The Floating Island and The Thief Queen's Daughter―both chosen as Book Sense Children's Picks―will love this third enchanting adventure in The Lost Journals of Ven Polypheme series by bestselling author Elizabeth Haydon.

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