Northwood
By: Brian Falkner ; illustrated by Donovan Bixley
Contributors: Bixley, Donovan
Publisher: Walker Books Australia
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Newtown, N.S.W
Language: eng
Number of pages: 271
ISBN-13: 9781921529801; 9781406341935
Subjects: Missing children; Forests and forestry; Juvenile fiction; Adventure and adventurers; Fiction; Fantasy; Lion; Dogs; Pictorial works
Description: "Cecilia Undergarment likes a challenge. So when she discovers a sad and neglected dog, she is determined to rescue him. But here daring dog rescue lands her lost and alone in the dark forest of Northwood. A forest where ferocious black lions roam. A forest where those who enter never return. But then, Northwood has never seen the likes of Cecilia Undergarment before ..."--Page 4 of cover. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.
Notes: Novel for children by a New Zealand author.

For primary school age.
Table of contents: title: For primary school age.; title: Cecilia Undergarment likes a challenge. So when she discovers a sad and neglected dog, she is determined to rescue him. No matter what. But her daring dog rescue lands her in deep trouble. Trouble in the form of being lost in the dark forest of Northwood. A forest where ferocious black lions roam. A forest that hides a secret castle, an unlikely king and many a mystery. A forest where those who enter never return. But Cecilia is determined to find her way home. No matter what.