Review
“Bridgman once again takes the reader on a wild ride through an imaginary world.”-Resource Links
Product Description
In this rollicking fishy tale, two eleven-year old cousins, Sophie and Wil, uncover a secret plot by the Serpent's Chain - an ancient, magical secret society- to seize Manitoba's Legislative Building (or as it is known in Middle Gate, the Palace of the Blazing Star). The children try to unlock the Palace's hidden code, aided by a homeless women with long whiskers and fishy stench who lives by the river. This woman, though, is none other than Catfysh herself, the Spirit of the River. Stone lions, cow skulls, bison and sphinxes and even a stone Medusa spring to life to help the children save the Palace of the Blazing Star
About the Author
Rae Bridgman grew up on a farm in Maple, Ontario. As a child she loved reading. She also studied Latin for years and still enjoys collecting unusual words. After obtaining a music degree from the University of Toronto she started making masks, and studied mime and clowning. She started a master's degee in 1984. Then she became interested in anthropology and started a PhD in 1988. Since then she has written several books about her research on homelessness in Toronto. She is also the author of two other books in the MiddleGate series: Serpent's Spell and Amber Ambrosia. Rae and her family live in Winnipeg, where she teaches at the faculty of Architecture at the University of Manitoba
