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The Game

By Diana Wynne Jones

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| Hardcover | 9780142407189

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Hayley's parents disappeared when she was a baby. Since then, she has been raised and homeschooled by her grandparents. Grandad is overworked and travels a lot; Grandma is much too strict and never lets her meet any children her own age. When Hayley does something wrong—she is not quite sure whContinue

Hayley's parents disappeared when she was a baby. Since then, she has been raised and homeschooled by her grandparents. Grandad is overworked and travels a lot; Grandma is much too strict and never lets her meet any children her own age. When Hayley does something wrong—she is not quite sure what—they pack her off to her aunts in Ireland. To Hayley's shock, her family is much bigger than she thought; to her delight, the children all play what they call “the game,” where they visit a place called “the mythosphere.” And while she plays the game, Hayley learns more about her own place in the world than she had ever expected. This original novella by Diana Wynne Jones is sharply funny, fast-paced, and surprising until its very end—like all of this acclaimed author's work.

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  • The Game es la historia de Hayley, una joven que se ve obligada a irse a vivir a casa de una de sus tías después de una horrible pelea con su abuela. Para colmo, Hayley es huérfana y no sabe absolutamente nada de sus padres… como tampoco sabe nada acerca del secreto que esconde su familia. Por suert ... (continue)

    The Game es la historia de Hayley, una joven que se ve obligada a irse a vivir a casa de una de sus tías después de una horrible pelea con su abuela. Para colmo, Hayley es huérfana y no sabe absolutamente nada de sus padres… como tampoco sabe nada acerca del secreto que esconde su familia. Por suerte para ella, ha ido a mudarse justo cuando el resto de familiares se reúnen en la casa de su tía, por lo que Hailey se encontrará, de repente, con montones de primos y primas de los que nunca antes había oído hablar.
    La vida en la casa transcurre con normalidad (pasando por alto las particularidades de algunos familiares) hasta que un día su prima mayor, Harmony, les propone jugar “al juego”. Hailey no tiene ni idea de qué se trata, pero no quiere parecer una aguafiestas y acepta participar. Sin embargo, nada de lo que hasta entonces hubiera imaginado o creído se parecerá a lo que tendrá que hacer para salir de “el juego” victoriosa o, al menos… viva.
    Diana Wynne Jones es famosa en nuestro país por libros como El castillo ambulante de Howl, llevado a la gran pantalla por Hayao Miyazaki y cuya segunda parte se titulará The house of many ways, o Chrestomanc,i entre otros. Repleto de la misma desbordante imaginación, The game entremezcla la historia de una niña que cree ser corriente, con la magia de los cuentos de hadas, la mitología y la astrología.

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  • English Books
  • Hardcover 179 Pages
  • ISBN-10: 0142407186
  • ISBN-13: 9780142407189
  • Publisher: Firebird
  • Pub date: Mar, 2007
  • Dimensions: 18 cm x 13 cm x 3 cm Just how big is that?
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