| Description |
494 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm |
| Summary |
Bronte Mettlestone's parents ran away to have adventures when she was a baby, leaving her to be raised by her Aunt Isabelle and the Butler. She had a perfectly pleasant childhood of afternoon teas and riding lessons and no adventures, thank you very much. But Bronte's parents have left extremely detailed (and bossy) instructions for Bronte in their will. The instructions must be followed to the letter, or disaster will befall Bronte's home. She is to travel the kingdoms and empires, perfectly alone, delivering special gifts to her ten other aunts. There is a farmer aunt who owns an orange orchard and a veterinarian aunt who specialises in dragon care, a pair of aunts who captain a cruise ship together and a former rockstar aunt who is now the reigning monarch of a small kingdom. Now, armed with only her parents' instructions, a chest full of strange gifts and her own strong will, ten year old Bronte must journey forth to face dragons, Chief Detectives and pirates - and the gathering suspicion that there might be something more to her extremely inconvenient quest than meets the eye |
| Notes |
6-12 years old |
| Subject |
Mettlestone, Bronte, (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction
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Adventure stories.
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Aunts -- Juvenile fiction.
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Aunts.
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Australian fiction.
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Children's stories.
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Dragons -- Juvenile fiction.
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Gifts -- Juvenile fiction.
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Magic -- Juvenile fiction.
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Magic.
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Magical Creatures -- Juvenile fiction
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Magical Creatures
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Mettlestone, Bronte -- Fictitious character -- Juvenile fiction
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Quests (Expeditions) -- Juvenile fiction.
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Mettlestone, Bronte -- Fictitious character -- Juvenile fiction
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Orphans -- Juvenile fiction.
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Orphans.
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Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction.
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| Genre/Form |
Action and adventure fiction.
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Fantasy fiction.
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Novels.
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| Author |
Canby, Kelly, illustrator
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| ISBN |
1760297178 |
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9781760297176 (hardback) |
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