by Margaret Mahy · Alfaguara · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420456836
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«El secuestro de la bibliotecaria» is a children's story by Margaret Mahy, published by Alfaguara in paperback (48 pages, in Spanish).
Miss Laburnum, the librarian, is kidnapped by a group of bandits hoping to collect a ransom. The attackers have not counted on her courage, her kind heart, and a terrible case of measles, which turn the plan into a farcical adventure in which the library plays a central role.
It belongs to the Los Tomitos=Tiny Books collection and includes illustrations by Quentin Blake. The edition was published in 1994.
Its humor and school setting make it suitable reading for children aged 8 to 10.
Margaret Mahy was a New Zealand author of children's and young adult books. Many of her story plots have strong supernatural elements but her writing concentrates on the themes of human relationships and growing up. She wrote more than 100 picture books, 40 novels and 20 collections of short stories. At her death she was one of thirty writers to win the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Medal for her "lasting contribution to children's literature".
