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The Secret Hen House Theatre

Hannah's Farm Series
By Helen Peters
Series: Hannah's Farm
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In The Secret Hen House Theatre by Helen Peters, we follow the adventures of Hannah, a young girl who dreams of bringing her love for theatre to life. After discovering a dilapidated hen house on her family's farm, she decides to turn it into a secret theatre. Facing numerous obstacles, including family challenges and the pressures of school, Hannah and her friends work together to overcome all odds and make her dream a reality. This heartwarming story celebrates friendship, creativity, and perseverance.
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You might enjoy this delightful tale if you love stories about friendship, creativity, and overcoming obstacles. Set in a countryside farm, it follows a spirited young girl who turns an abandoned hen house into a theatre, proving that dreams can come true with determination and teamwork. Perfect for those who appreciate heartwarming adventures and vivid characters.

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Hannah's farm's in danger, but the show must go on . A heartwarming and uplifiting novel about family, friendship, rural life and the theatre, with the feel of a classic.

Beloved Waterstones Prize-shortlisted novel by Helen Peters about the ups and downs of running a family farm AND trying to stage a secret play in a secret hen house theatre!

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Since the death of her mother, Hannah's family life has been chaotic.

Ignored by their dad, who's absorbed as much by his grief as by the challenges of running their hopelessly dilapidated farm, Hannah and her brothers and sisters are left to fend for themselves. While the younger kids run riot round the farm, Hannah decides she wants to do something special, something that connects her to her theatre-loving mum. She's going to write and put on a play in the overgrown hen house she's found in a remote corner of the farm. Then the farm is threatened with demolition, and Hannah - with her best friend - have to find a way to save it. Perhaps one of the props they're using in the play is valuable after all.

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The Secret Hen House Theatre by Helen Peters has been praised for its engaging and heartfelt storytelling. Reviewers appreciate the relatable characters and the themes of resilience and creativity in the face of adversity. The book is often commended for its ability to capture the wonder of childhood imagination and its touching depiction of family dynamics.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780857630650

Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 April 2012

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Nosy Crow Ltd

Edition: Re-issue

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 320

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Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Helen Peters Series: Hannah's Farm Young Adult

About the Author

Helen Peters grew up on an old-fashioned farm in Sussex, surrounded by family, animals and mud. She spent most of her childhood reading stories and putting on plays in a tumbledown shed that she and her friends turned into a theatre. After university, she realised that she needed to find a job where someone would pay her to read stories and put on plays (though maybe not in a tumbledown shed) and so she became an English and Drama teacher. Several years later, finding herself as a stay-at-home mother of two, she decided to have a go at writing the sort of book she'd so enjoyed as a child. Helen lives with her husband and children in London, and she can still hardly believe that she now gets to call herself a writer.

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