Witheringbysea stella montgomery intrigue, book 1 by judith rossell book cover, description, publication history. Mar 08, 2016 witheringbysea ebook written by judith rossell. Winner, abia book of the year for older children, 2015. Oct 30, 2014 withering by sea is a fun mystery with interesting characters, thrilling chases and singing cats. Inside the walls of the damp, dull hotel, elevenyearold orphan stella montgomery leads a miserable life with her three dreadful aunts. Her titles include the childrens book council of australias 1999 shortlisted title how to guzzle your garden by jackie french, the popular blackbread the pirate by garth nix, the lost treasure of the green iguana and i spy with inspector stilton. Withering by sea download pdfepub ebook gets free book. Stellas awful aunts refuse to tell her anything, and now they.
She has illustrated or written nearly a hundred childrens books, including some by such internationally bestselling authors. Witheringbysea by judith rossell, paperback barnes. Pdf withering by sea download full pdf book download. Judith rossell is the multiawardwinning authorillustrator of the bestselling stella montgomery series withering by sea, wormwood mire, wakestone hall and a garden of lilies. Witheringbysea ebook by judith rossell rakuten kobo. Nothing much happens in withering by sea and i almost felt like i was withering by sea while i read it. High on a cliff above the gloomy victorian town of withering by sea stands the hotel majestic. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading witheringbysea. I have been an illustrator and writer of childrens books for more nearly 20 years. I really dislike giving books low ratings, but i couldnt justify giving withering by sea three stars. Witheringbysea by judith rossell a stalwart orphan sets out on a spine tingling adventure in this wildly imaginative and darkly funny victorian middle grade. Withering by sea has won a bunch of awards, which is great and still feels a bit surprising to me. The only consolation is that there will be more adventures in the stella montgomery series very soon, i hope.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read witheringbysea. Her titles include the childrens book council of australias 1999 shortlisted title how to guzzle your garden by jackie french, the popular blackbread the pirate by garth nix, the lost treasure of the green iguana and i spy. Witheringbysea udith ossell 4 about the author judith rossell is a writer and illustrator of childrens books. She has won lots of awards for her stella montgomery series, which begins with witheringbysea. Witheringbysea by judith rossell a stalwart orphan sets out on a spinetingling adventure in this wildly imaginative and darkly funny victorian middle grade. Bestselling writerillustrator judith rossell returns with the breathtaking final adventure in this awardwinning series. Witheringbysea book by judith rossell official publisher page. Withering by sea is both written and illustrated by judith rossell in a charming fauxvictorian or fauxedwardian style. Readers aged 9 and up who enjoy reading the ruby redfort series as well as the mr and mrs bunny books by polly horvath will love the style of withering by sea.
At the book s opening, crabby aunts deliverance, temperance, and condolence send the orphan to the crumbling family estate, wormwood mire, for lessons in obedience. Shortlisted 2017 australian book design awards notable book 2017 childrens book council of australia awards about the author judith rossell is the multiawardwinning authorillustrator of the bestselling stella montgomery series withering by sea, wormwood mire, wakestone hall and a garden of lilies. Judith rossell is the multiawardwinning authorillustrator of the bestselling stella montgomery series withering by sea, wormwood mire, a garden of lilies and the upcoming wakestone hall. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read wormwood mire. Elevenyearold stella montgomery has always wondered about her family. A stella montgomery intrigue judith rossell a victorian fantasyadventure, perfect for fans of wildwood, lemony snicket and tensy farlow ages. Witheringbysea by judith rossell overdrive rakuten. Judith rossell has written books and illustrated more than 80 and her work has been published in the us and uk and has been translated into more than 20 languages. Judith rossell has 42 books on goodreads with 5727 ratings. Im very happy that withering by sea has been shortlisted for the independent bookshop awards for 2015. Exciting news wakestone hall is here the third, and final, stella montgomery intrigue stella has been sent away to a horrible boarding school. Judith rossell is the bestselling authorillustrator of the muchloved awardwinner withering by sea.
This spinetingling sequel to witheringbysea sees stella sent away to the moldering old family estate, where she discovers two odd cousinsand a mystery. Can she overcome the sinister magician and his gang of thugs, a handofglory, a clockwork beetle, a military pudding, muttoninaspic and an enormous, ghostly sea monster. Wormwood mire by judith rossell this spinetingling sequel to withering by sea sees stella sent away to the moldering old family estate, where she discovers. In this sequel to withering by sea 2016, 11yearold stella montgomery finally uncovers the secrets of her past. Withering by sea kindle edition by rossell, judith, rossell, judith. Judith rossell worked as a government scientist not a mad scientist, a normal kind of scientist, for a cotton spinning company which made threads for tshirts and tea bags, and studied textile design in scotland before becoming a fulltime author and illustrator.
The illustrations appear to be watercolor or penandink and are scattered throughout the book, either as decorations on a page related to the text or fullpage images of a scene. Witheringbysea kindle edition by rossell, judith, rossell, judith. High on a cliff above the gloomy coastal town of withering by sea stands the hotel majestic. A stalwart orphan sets out on a spinetingling adventure in this wildly imaginative and darkly funny victorian middle gr.
Judith rossell, abia awardwinning author of withering by sea exciting, charming, and wonderfully imagined, its the sort of delightful, grand adventure destined to be many a readers favourite book. Judith lives in melbourne, australia, with a cat the size of a walrus. Witheringbysea by judith rossell 9781481443685 booktopia. Withering by sea by judith rossell, 9781481443685, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
It is in this oppressive manse, overlooking the sea and inhabited by the ailing and the elderly, that young stella montgomery lives with her three dour and strict aunts. Witheringbysea by judith rossell, begins, wonderfully enough, with a gloomy and dank victorian sanatorium called the hotel majestic. The pages flew under my fingers so quickly that i was almost cross when the story ended. Read from net search books by rating android app menu search books by rating android app. Discover book depositorys huge selection of judith rossell books online. Oct 23, 2018 judith rossell is a fulltime melbournebased illustrator. Middlegrade fans of lemony snickets a series of unfortunate events will eat up withering by seaaustralian authorillustrator judith rossell packs every page with detailsthat would do roald dahl proud. Oct 20, 2014 withering by sea is a fun mystery with interesting characters, thrilling chases and singing cats. Judith has been an illustrator and writer of childrens books for more than 12 years. In victorian england, stella montgomery lives with her three dreadful aunts at the hotel majestic.
The best archive and collection of books available absolutely free for reading online. Middlegrade fans of lemony snickets a series of unfortunate events will eat up witheringbyseaaustralian authorillustrator judith rossell packs every page with detailsthat would do roald dahl proud. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading withering by sea. The second book to rossell s illustrated series starts off as a quietly foreboding tale as stella begins her new life at wormwood mire. Witheringbysea stella montgomery intrigue, book 1 by judith. Withering by sea book 1 winner 2015 indie awards, book of the year. High on a cliff above the gloomy coastal town of witheringbysea. The hardback and ebook editions were published in 2016. A stella montgomery intrigue series by judith rossell. Withering by sea by judith rossell, 9781481443678, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. I really enjoy planning and illustrating puzzles and hiding things in the pictures for people to find.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. A stalwart orphan sets out on a spinetingling adventure in this wildly imaginative and darkly funny victorian middle grade novel. Like alice in wonderland, harry potter and doctor who swirled up together. Due to its large file size, this book may take longer to download.
Read withering by sea by judith rossell available from rakuten kobo. Witheringbysea kindle edition by rossell, judith, rossell. Before that, i worked as a government scientist not a mad scientist, a normal kind of scientist and also for. This spinetingling sequel to withering by sea sees stella sent away to the moldering old family estate, where she discovers two odd cousinsand a mystery. The multiawardwinning bestseller stella montgomery series by judith rossell. Witheringbysea, stella montgomery by judith rossell. I started off writing and illustrating puzzle and maze books. Judith rossell is the multiawardwinning authorillustrator of the bestselling stella montgomery series withering by sea, wormwood mire, a garden of. Withering by sea is a novel, but it is peppered throughout with delightful, evocative black and white illustrations. I would suggest 9 or 10 years old is the minimum reader age for this book, unless the child is an exceptional reader and mature enough to handle some highly suspenseful moments. It was an honour book in cbca book of the year awards this year and it was the abia book of the year for older children. That would go on for ever and you would all be sound asleep very quickly. Winner abia book of the year for younger readersfans of lemony snickets a series of unfortunate events will eat up witheringbysea shelf awareness high on a cliff above the gloomy coastal town of witheringbysea stands the hotel majestic. Winner of the 2019 davitt award for best childrens crime novel.
Withering by sea was awarded an honour book in the cbca book of the year awards. One day, she sees something she shouldnt have, and is plunged into an adventure. Created by judith rossell watch on judith rossell share. Withering by sea stella montgomery, book 1 by judith rossell book resume.
Wormwood mire book by judith rossell official publisher. Judith rossell stella, eleven, gets her dreamedof adventure when something she should not have seen in the damp, dull hotel where she lives with three dreadful aunts on a cliff above withering by sea sends her on. High on a cliff above the gloomy coastal town of withering by sea. Its not that the writing is terrible or that the characters are horribly flat. Witheringbysea in victorian england, stella montgomery lives with her three dreadful aunts at the hotel majestic. Apr 23, 2018 withering by sea by judith rossell, 9781481443685, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Judith rossell is an illustrator and writer of childrens books, from melbourne, australia. Withering by sea by judith rossell and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Winner abia book of the year for younger readers fans of lemony snickets a series of unfortunate events will eat up withering by sea shelf awareness high on a cliff above the gloomy coastal town of withering by sea. This picture is from my first maze book, the lost treasure of the green iguana, a jungle. Older childrenwinner 2015 davitt awardshonour book 2015 childrens book council of australia. Winner abia book of the year for younger readersfans of lemony snickets a series of unfortunate events will eat up withering by sea shelf awareness high on a cliff above the gloomy coastal town of withering by sea stands the hotel majestic.
Series awards withering by sea book 1winner 2015 indie awards, book of the year. From bestselling writerillustrator judith rossell comes the thrilling and magical sequel to her multiawardwinning novel, withering by sea. Constantly running through stellas head are the outrageously menacing tales from the book the garden of lilies. Judith rossell books list of books by author judith rossell. I love that the very best books take you out of yourself and transport you to the most wonderful of places. It won the indies book award for children and ya, and the davitt award for childrens books. Withering by sea by judith rossell a stalwart orphan sets out on a spinetingling adventure in this wildly imaginative and darkly funny victorian middle grade. She has won lots of awards for her stella montgomery series, which begins with withering by sea. Will she be brave enough to save her friend, and find.