num_pages: 280
description: It is night, and I have lit the first of seven candles to write my story by. My name is Coriander Hobie, and I have a great many things to tell-- of silver shoes that tempted me and an alligator most rare; of London, the home of my childhood, and another, stranger land, one that I thought only existed in dreams; and of an ebony box whose treasure only now am I beginning to understand. The box was once my mother's, but its secrets were meant for me.This being my story and a fairy tale besides, I will startonce upon a time...
language: English
title: I, Coriander
titlecomplete: I, Coriander
characters: Coriander Hobie
genres: Fiction, Historical, Magic, Historical Fantasy, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Childrens, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Fairy Tales
ratings_count: 7887
places: United Kingdom
awards: awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: British Book Award, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Nestlé Smarties Book Prize
category: 9–11 years
publisher: Dial