Bella has just started secondary school.
“You haven't got a mobile phone and you haven't got a boyfriend,” Charlie told
Bella. “Round here, that makes you a bit of a freak.”
Sometimes, being an individual is hard. With her mother's mystical pendant and
the powers of a Mayan goddess behind her, Bella sets off on a quest to find her
long-lost father. But what do the corrupted symbols on a faded tapestry in Ethiopia have
to do with the American tycoon Askar Karpov and an elite band of medieval
knights? What's more, what does any of this have to do with an ancient Mayan
prophesy and the contemporary world of a twelve year-old Guatemalan girl living
in southeast London?
Find out in this fast-paced, gripping adventure set against the mesmerizing
historical wonders of Ethiopia. The third book in the Bella Balistica series.
Age Range: 8-12
Praise for the Bella Balistica novels by Adam Guillain:
'Unique in its portrayal
of a strong heroine who is concerned with some of the more relevant issues of
our time, this adventure is sure to find appreciative readers'
School Library Journal
'An exciting adventure
story with a spirited female lead, modern but accessible with an engaging mix
of action and contemplation'
INIS, the Children's Books Ireland
Magazine
'Reading this book is
like playing a fast moving computer game'
Write Away!
‘Go
Bella! We want more of her'
TES
‘Bella
Balistica is like a female Harry Potter'
Writing in Education
Oxford Times
Bella has just started secondary school.
“You haven't got a mobile phone and you haven't got a boyfriend,” Charlie told
Bella. “Round here, that makes you a bit of a freak.”
Sometimes, being an individual is hard. With her mother's mystical pendant and
the powers of a Mayan goddess behind her, Bella sets off on a quest to find her
long-lost father. But what do the corrupted symbols on a faded tapestry in Ethiopia have
to do with the American tycoon Askar Karpov and an elite band of medieval
knights? What's more, what does any of this have to do with an ancient Mayan
prophesy and the contemporary world of a twelve year-old Guatemalan girl living
in southeast London?
Find out in this fast-paced, gripping adventure set against the mesmerizing
historical wonders of Ethiopia. The third book in the Bella Balistica series.
Age Range: 8-12
Praise for the Bella Balistica novels by Adam Guillain:
'Unique in its portrayal
of a strong heroine who is concerned with some of the more relevant issues of
our time, this adventure is sure to find appreciative readers'
School Library Journal
'An exciting adventure
story with a spirited female lead, modern but accessible with an engaging mix
of action and contemplation'
INIS, the Children's Books Ireland
Magazine
'Reading this book is
like playing a fast moving computer game'
Write Away!
‘Go
Bella! We want more of her'
TES
‘Bella
Balistica is like a female Harry Potter'
Writing in Education
Oxford Times
