Description
Natalie's parents move around managing small hotels, so she is overjoyed when they decide to stay at The Palace. She befriends a strange-looking girl, whose name is Tulip and whose behaviour is eccentric. Natalie tries to disentangle herself from this dangerous friendship, but knows that Tulip will win in the end. This disturbing and thought-provoking book won the Whitbread Children's Book and was short-listed for the Carnegie Medal. (12 yrs +) (Kirkus UK)