THREADS

Sophia Bennett,

Chicken House

Winner of the 2009 Times Chicken House Award this is a book to look out for. It will be published in paperback and in an exclusive hardback edition designed by fashion designer, Giles Deacon, in support of Save the Children.

A donation of £1 per book - the author's royalty - will be made to the Save the Children Fund, a charity admired by Sophia Bennett and one which has engaged with what's described as "a fashion fairytale".

Nonie’s passion is fashion. Humanitarian Edie wants to save the world. And budding actress Jenny has just landed a small part in a Hollywood blockbuster.

But when these three friends meet a young African refugee girl called Crow, sketching a dress at the Victoria and Albert Museum, they get the chance to pool their talents and do something truly wonderful, proving that fashion fairy tales really can happen.

Some of the early praise for Threads -

'A treat... elegant and funny and has real narrative verve.' David Almond, author.

'Great fun. It goes at a cracking pace and girls will love it.' Jacqueline Wilson, author.

'From the moment Nonie and her friend Jennyspot Crow sketching a dress wearing dungarees and a pair of pink fairy wings ...you're enchanted.' Amanda Craig, The Times.