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  • 5 stars across 6 books
    Tonke Dragt was born in Jakarta in 1930 and spent most of her childhood in Indonesia. When she was twelve, she was interned in a camp run by the Japanese occupiers, where she wrote (with a friend) her very first book using begged and borrowed paper. Her family moved to the Netherlands after the war and, after studying at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague, Dragt became an art teacher. She published her first book in 1961, followed a year later by The Letter for the King, which won the Children's Book of the Year award and has been translated into sixteen languages. Dragt was awarded the State Prize for Youth Literature in 1976 and was knighted in 2001.

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    The Letter for the King The Letter for the King
    5th June 2014

    The Letter for the King

    A young messenger. A secret mission. A kingdom in peril. It is the dead of night. Sixteen-year-old Tiuri must spend ho... More

    (12 reviews)
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    The Secrets of the Wild Wood The Secrets of the Wild Wood
    2nd June 2016

    The Secrets of the Wild Wood

    A Sunday Times and Daily Telegraph Book of the Year 'Fans of The Letter for the King will be delighted with its sequel'... More

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    Poles Apart Poles Apart
    1st November 1999

    Poles Apart

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    The Letter for the King The Letter for the King
    7th November 2013

    The Letter for the King

    A young messenger. A secret mission. A kingdom in peril.It is the dead of night.Sixteen-year-old Tiuri must spend hours ... More

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    The Song of Seven The Song of Seven
    3rd November 2016

    The Song of Seven

    A exciting adventure by the author of the international bestseller The Letter for the King SEVEN PATHS. SEVEN UNLIKELY ... More

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    The Secrets of the Wild Wood (Winter Edition) The Secrets of the Wild Wood (Winter Edition)
    5th October 2017

    The Secrets of the Wild Wood (Winter Edition)

    A stunning gift edition of the thrilling Sunday Times and Telegraph Book of the Year, the sequel to the bestselling adve... More

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    The Secrets of the Wild Wood (Winter Edition) The Secrets of the Wild Wood (Winter Edition)

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