Fish & Sphinx - Bridgman, Rae St Clair

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Résumé :
Wil and Sophie are back in their battle against the Serpent's Chain! Cousins Wil Wychwood and Sophie Isidor unearth yet another dastardly scheme from this dangerous secret society. Now the Serpent's Chain plans to seize the Manitoba Legislative Building - or The Palace of the Blazing Star, as it is known in MiddleGate. Catfysh, Spirit of the River, comes to help Sophie and Wil as they struggle to unlock the Palace's hidden code and thwart its destruction. Tyndall stone sphinxes, cow skulls, lions, bison, and even Medusa herself spring to life, but will their magic be enough to help defeat the Serpent's Chain once and for all?

Biographie:
Rae St. Clair Bridgman is an award-winning Winnipeg author and illustrator of children's books, including the acclaimed MIDDLEGATE BOOKS. She has a knack for finding the magical and extraordinary in the ordinary, in between the cracks of reality. Rae is a university professor, anthropologist, urban planner, co-director of an architectural design firm, mother of six. Favourite things to do in her spare time: watching ants, chasing crayfish, reading the dictionary, playing tuba, watching clouds, and inventing toys. Favourite sayings: Often, secrets do not remain secrets for long. Things that disappear by themselves can come back by themselves. Problems can multiply like flies. The story certainly changes depending on the storyteller.