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Books > Children's Fiction & Fun > Fantasy & Magical Realism
'I seemed to be seeing double. I saw two Edies instead of one - but
they weren't the same.' Edie is fascinated by Victorian times, and
she's just desperate to be cast in the lead role of her drama club
production of Oliver. When she's given a real Victorian notebook
she's determined to write the best story ever, all about a girl in
a workhouse. But when she starts writing, something strange
happens. Edie finds herself in Victorian London. She feels the
same, but everything around her is completely different to what she
knows. Soon, she realises she's living the life of another Edie
Trimmer - and is in danger of being sent to a real workhouse! Will
she forget everything she knows about her other life - and will she
ever be able to make it back to her family? A heart-warming time
travel adventure about family and friendship from the much-loved,
bestselling Jacqueline Wilson. Discover Jacqueline Wilson's other
bestselling titles: Little Stars Emerald Star Hetty Feather Project
Fairy The Runaway Girls
Lake of Memories is the second book in the Shadow Chasers trilogy. It’s an African fantasy adventure ̶ one part family saga, one part hero's quest.
Zithembe has to find his knife to rescue his mother from the evil Army of Shadows. The only way to find it is to go to the Lake of Memories in the dreamworld, where it guarded by the evil Mama Wati water spirits. Without a knife of his own, Zithembe can’t go to the dreamworld, so his friend Nom and his cousin Rosy have to take their lives in their hands to help him ….
Deliciously creepy, fast, fun and a blast to read. Get this for the reluctant reader in your life right now!
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North of the Dead
(Hardcover)
Vince Salvatore; Edited by Allister Thompson, Jennifer Dinsmore
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Discovery Miles 5 430
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A queer love story with a dark magical twist, from an astonishing new Irish voice.
Be careful. The dark is listening.
Hanan is supposed to be dead. The forest outside Skenashogue sent him home alive – but changed. A strange new magic makes every emotion a physical force he can’t control.Bright and gentle, fox-like Pax is everything Hanan is not. And when he touches Hanan he mutes his secret power, quiets the curse.
To survive their own darknesses they'll need to be honest with each other. But Hanan isn’t sure Pax will like what he finds out… Can their love help them find their way back to the light?
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