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Ten-year-old Solomon Snow, a foundling who was discovered with a distinctive silver spoon in his mouth, sets out to find his parents and receives help along the way from an aspiring writer, a precocious young circus performer, and several orphans.Tags
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Wonderfuly read by Jenny Sterlin, an amazing narrator with many voices and a relaxed reading style - no fancy modulations, just subtle tone and style changes to signify each separate character
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Kay Umansky was born in Plymouth, England on December 6, 1946. She trained as a teacher and taught in primary schools for numerous years. She also acted and played music including performing in a soul band with her husband. Her first book, a collection of songs called Phantasmagoria, was published in 1985. She received the 1993 Nottinghamshire show more Book Award for Pongwiffy and the Spell of the Year, the 1999 Times Educational Supplement Junior Music Book Award for Three Rapping Rats, and the 2008 Stockton Book of the Year for Clover Twig and the Incredible Flying Cottage. In 2004, the Pongwiffy series was adapted for television by the animation company Telemagination. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title*
- Lingura de argint a lui Solomon Snow
- Original title
- The silver spoon of Solomon Snow
- Original publication date
- 2004
- People/Characters
- Solomon Snow; Arnold Scubbins; Prudence Priddy; Cleanliness Priddy; Ma Scubbins; Lady Elvira (show all 9); Lord Charles; The Prodigy; Mrs. Spindletrap
- Important places
- Boring
- Dedication
- For Caroline Sheldon, my wonderful agent
- First words
- Picture it. A howling black night on a high, lonely moor.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)And maybe the prodigy would teach Mr. Skippy to jump through a flaming hoop.
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- English, Italian, Romanian
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- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 20
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