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Rooftops
Nigel wondered why he had woken up so early in the morning. He had not fallen out of bed, nor was he ill. Then he heard the noise: someone was whistling, in the early morning, not very far from his head. And walking about. It could not be burglars because burglar did not whistle or talk. So who then could it be?
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First published January 1, 1966
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William Mayne
135 books16 followersWilliam Mayne was a British writer of children's fiction. Born in Hull, he was educated at the choir school attached to Canterbury Cathedral and his memories of that time contributed to his early books. He lived most of his life in North Yorkshire.
He was described as one of the outstanding children's authors of the 20th Century by the Oxford Companion to Children's Literature, and won the Carnegie Medal in 1957 for A Grass Rope and the Guardian Award in 1993 for Low Tide. He has written more than a hundred books, and is best known for his Choir School quartet comprising A Swarm in May, Choristers' Cake, Cathedral Wednesday and Words and Music, and his Earthfasts trilogy comprising Earthfasts, Cradlefasts and Candlefasts, an unusual evocation of the King Arthur legend.
A Swarm in May was filmed by the Children's Film Unit in 1983 and a five-part television series of Earthfasts was broadcast by the BBC in 1994.
William Mayne was imprisoned for two and a half years in 2004 after admitting to charges of child sexual abuse and was placed on the British sex offenders' register. His books were largely removed from shelves, and he died in disgrace in 2010.
He was described as one of the outstanding children's authors of the 20th Century by the Oxford Companion to Children's Literature, and won the Carnegie Medal in 1957 for A Grass Rope and the Guardian Award in 1993 for Low Tide. He has written more than a hundred books, and is best known for his Choir School quartet comprising A Swarm in May, Choristers' Cake, Cathedral Wednesday and Words and Music, and his Earthfasts trilogy comprising Earthfasts, Cradlefasts and Candlefasts, an unusual evocation of the King Arthur legend.
A Swarm in May was filmed by the Children's Film Unit in 1983 and a five-part television series of Earthfasts was broadcast by the BBC in 1994.
William Mayne was imprisoned for two and a half years in 2004 after admitting to charges of child sexual abuse and was placed on the British sex offenders' register. His books were largely removed from shelves, and he died in disgrace in 2010.
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October 18, 2021
Soooo...
I read this book thats not on the app
It is called rooftops tho and its written by maywashere_
Anywayyyssss, I am... Misserable rn.
This was so so so good. I wasnt planning on finishing tonight. But after a certain point i coudnt go to sleep anymore and i read for 3 hours more...
But I loved this so much, it was actually everything I wanted. It was first person multiple perspective, sad and happy, dreamy, good writing, long, great world building, nothing felt rushed. It was perfect:)
I am so happy rn
I read this book thats not on the app
It is called rooftops tho and its written by maywashere_
Anywayyyssss, I am... Misserable rn.
This was so so so good. I wasnt planning on finishing tonight. But after a certain point i coudnt go to sleep anymore and i read for 3 hours more...
But I loved this so much, it was actually everything I wanted. It was first person multiple perspective, sad and happy, dreamy, good writing, long, great world building, nothing felt rushed. It was perfect:)
I am so happy rn
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