The Castle Corona - Hardcover

When a brother and sister find a missing pouch containing some princely treasure, their lives take an unexpected change of direction. The pouch belongs to the king and, as its finders, Pia and Enzio find themselves thrown into the life of the court. At first Pia and Enzio are in awe of this wonderful place, but they soon find that life there, with everyone's dreams and ambitions not always in tune with what others expect of them, is not so different to the lives the siblings are used to down in a small hut in the village. In this wonderful 'fairy tale' of a story, lives collide, mysteries unfold and people come to realise their dreams.

Sharon Creech is the author of many very fine books for young readers. She won the Carnegie Medal for Ruby Holler and the previous year was a Carnegie Honour winner for Love That Dog. Sharon lives in the US, where she writes full-time.