The Gwynns, an American couple, have lived outside York for the past fourteen years. Nesta, their only child, was born there and attends the local school. But they have an secret unknown even to Nesta. One evening when she sees her father diminish and disappear into a stone lily pad in the garden pond, Nesta has to be told what she really is.
The Gwynns, an American couple, have lived outside York for the past fourteen years. Nesta, their only child, was born there and attends the local sch...
For almost as long as he can remember, Tom has lived happily in Belthorp. When his father breaks the unbelievable news that their family come from the planet Ormingat and must go back there, Tom is devastated. Apart from the wrench of leaving home, insuperable difficulties stand in their way as they try to reach their return ship.
For almost as long as he can remember, Tom has lived happily in Belthorp. When his father breaks the unbelievable news that their family come from the...