num_pages: 336
description: In Victorian England, poverty-stricken, orphaned siblings Joe and Annie escape from the abusive farmer they work for and try to survive in Manchester, with help from a friendly tramp, a mysterious dog-woman, and a renegade printer who supports the rights of the poor. Reprint.
language: English
title: The Whispering Road
titlecomplete: The Whispering Road
genres: Fiction, Historical, Adventure, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Novels, Childrens, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Supernatural
ratings_count: 430
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Waterstones Children's Book Prize, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Literaturpreis der Jury der jungen Leser
category: Cover
publisher: Puffin