The Promise

by Nicola Davies

Book Overview

An allegorical tale of hope takes on new life in this stirring, gorgeously illustrated story. On a mean street in a mean, broken city, a young girl tries to snatch an old woman's bag. But the frail old woman, holding on with the strength of heroes, says the thief can't have it without giving something in return: the promise. It is the beginning of a journey that will change the thieving girl's life -- and a chance to change the world, for good. Here...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763666335
• ISBN13: 9780763666330
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 10.2" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 5 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 4