{"product_id":"the-story-of-the-treasure-seekers-9780349009537","title":"The Story of the Treasure Seekers","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen their widowed father's business fails, the Bastable children decide to restore the family fortunes themselves. No longer able to afford school, the children have all the time in the world to devise ingenious money-making schemes: from digging for treasure in their Lewisham garden to becoming highwaymen on Blackheath Common. All too often their efforts lead to trouble rather than treasure, until one adventure finally pays off... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePublished with illustrations by Gordon Browne, newly scanned from the original edition. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Story of the Treasure Seekers is the first book in the Bastable trilogy, which continues with \u003ci\u003eThe Wouldbegoods\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNew Treasure Seekers.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'She's the children's writer with whom I most identify. [Nesbit] said, \"By some lucky chance, I remember exactly how I felt and thought at 11.\" That struck a chord with me. \u003ci\u003eThe Story of the Treasure Seekers\u003c\/i\u003e was a breakthrough children's book. Oswald is such a very real narrator, at a time when most people were writing morality plays for children' J. K. Rowling\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I loved the direct first-person narrative in the clear, forthright tones of Oswald Bastable' Jacqueline Wilson \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Endlessly surprising and inventive. But she is more than that ... She is also simply the funniest writer we have ever had, while being the one who could most easily and sweetly break your heart with a phrase. Just try saying \"Daddy oh my Daddy\" without catching your breath. She made the magic worlds feel as near as the Lewisham Road and she bathed the Lewisham Road in magic' Frank Cottrell-Boyce \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection that will be coveted by children and adults alike, this list is the best in children's literature, curated by Virago. These are timeless tales with beautiful covers, that will be treasured and shared across the generations. Some titles you will already know; some will be new to you, but there are stories for everyone to love, whatever your age. Our list includes Nina Bawden (\u003ci\u003eCarrie's War\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Peppermint Pig\u003c\/i\u003e), Rumer Godden (\u003ci\u003eThe Dark Horse\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAn Episode of Sparrow\u003c\/i\u003es), Joan Aiken (\u003ci\u003eThe Serial Garden\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Gift G\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eiving\u003c\/i\u003e) E. Nesbit (The Psammead Trilogy, The Bastable Trilogy, \u003ci\u003eThe Railway Children\u003c\/i\u003e), L. M. Montgomery (The \u003ci\u003eAnne of Green Gables \u003c\/i\u003eseries) and Susan Coolidge (The\u003ci\u003e What Katy Did\u003c\/i\u003e Trilogy). Discover Virago Children's Classics.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Virago Press (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/26\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780349009537\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e52307 \/ Story of the Treasure Seekers (Unabridged)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.1 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 9\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"E. Nesbit","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43291124826293,"sku":"9780349009537","price":10.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_01aaccbc-0720-46e8-806a-478522be9741.jpg?v=1700540281","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-story-of-the-treasure-seekers-9780349009537","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}