"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: | 9781406395310 |
Publisher: | Walker Books |
Imprint: | Walker Books Ltd |
Published date: | 07 Jan 2021 |
DEWEY: | 823.92 |
DEWEY edition: | 23 |
Language: | English |
Sales rank: | 6879 |
Number of pages: | 240 |
Weight: | 218g |
Height: | 198mm |
Width: | 130mm |
Spine width: | 20mm |