VGC plus. Bloomsbury,1999. First edition-18th printing (20 19 18). Paperback (two small nicks and crease on the edges of the cover and spine) in VGC plus. Nice and clean pages with a couple creases and small nicks on the edges of the pages. The book is in VGC with light shelf wear. 317pp.Winner of the 1999 Whitbread Children's Book of the Year on the front cover.