The Stranger's Gift

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Award-winning author Tanya Landman delivers an engaging quick-read for struggling teen readers as one man's cunning ruse transforms stone into soup.

Approaching a distant village on market day, a hungry man hopes to find food and a place to rest. But he's an unwelcome arrival and the villagers refuse to help. Armed with just a single bowl and a stone he found along the road, he must rely on his resourcefulness and quick wit.Will the stranger be able to win the locals over with his cunning plan?Particularly suitable for readers aged 11+ with a reading age of 6.

About the author

Tanya Landman is renowned for her thought-provoking, prize-winning novels including the beautifully "deft and dark", Carnegie Medal-winning Buffalo Soldier. In 2019 she won the Scottish Teenage Book Prize for her critically acclaimed novella One Shot. Tanya says that she loves how writing allows her to daydream - something she was always in trouble for at school! She lives in Devon with her sons, a Siamese cat and two Labradors.