She has written about 160 books, mostly for children but also books for adults and short plays. The deathdefying pepper roux audiobook on cd, 2010. Mccaughrean once again proves that she is a talented writer with the ability to weave truly enchanting metaphors. His end has been predicted by his pious aunt mireille.
Poor pepper roux his nickname le pauvre, or pitiful one, was confused at school with poivre, french for pepper has been waiting for death for as long as he can remember. But, as his fourteenth birthday passes, he is still alive and he begins to unravel the truth as the story goes on. The death defying pepper roux by geraldine mccaughrean book. The deathdefying pepper roux by geraldine mccaughrean read by. The deathdefying pepper roux, while quite different in setting, plot and tone, still showcases mccaughrean s zany style, and this book was no disappointment. The death defying pepper roux oxford university press.
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