A funny and fast-paced middle grade fantasy adventure, packed full of zany humour and memorable characters, perfect for fans of Nevermoor and Greenwild. "Sometimes you are a whisper away from magic without even realizing it." Nine is an orphan pickpocket determined to escape her life in the Nest of a Thousand Treasures. When she steals a house-shaped ornament from a mysterious woman's purse, she knocks on its tiny door and watches it grow into a huge, higgledy-piggeldy house. Inside she finds a host of magical and brilliantly funny characters, including Flabberghast - a young wizard who's particularly competitive at hopscotch - and a hideous troll housekeeper who's emotionally attached to his feather duster. They have been placed under an extraordinary spell, which they are desperate for Nine to break - and if she can, maybe they can offer her a new life in return... "A Diana Wynne Jones-ish adventure fizzing with imagination. Such fun - I loved it!" - Sinead O'Hart "A wonder-filled book that revels in magic and mayhem." - Abi Elphinstone "Wildly imaginative and relentlessly entertaining. It is a story like no other and I absolutely adored it!" - David Walliams.
| ISBN-13: | 9781406395310 |
| ISBN-10: | 1406395315 |
| Publisher: | Walker Books |
| Publication date: | 2021 |
| Pages: | 228 |
| Product dimensions: | Height: 0.57480314902 Inches, Length: 8.5039369992 Inches, Weight: 0.4629707502 Pounds, Width: 5.4330708606 Inches |
| Author: | Amy Sparkes |
| Language: | en |
| Binding: | Paperback |
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