The Incredible Talking Machine (Paperback)

Pull back the curtain and enter a world where mystery and magic take centre stage in a gloriously gothic adventure from Jenni Spangler, illustrated by Chris Mould. Twelve-year-old Tig works at Manchester's Theatre Royale, cleaning, selling tickets and doing anything else that is asked of her by her tyrannical boss, Mr Snell. Tig will do whatever it takes to get closer to her dream - to become a Stage Manager and spend her days inventing new ways to imagine and build the intricate machinery and props that bring the exciting productions to life! But when a strange new act - a talking machine - arrives at the Theatre Royale, it moves and behaves in a way that Tig just can't work out. It's as though it's alive somehow . . . And when the machine appears to be hiding a dangerous secret, Tig must race against time to solve the mystery, before everything and everyone she cares about is lost forever. A Victorian adventure full of ghost, gadgets and shifty villains, from the critically-acclaimed Jenni Spangler, who's debut The Vanishing Trick, was selected as Waterstones Book of the Month. Praise for THE VANISHING TRICK: A thrilling, original, evocative and eerie tale - I adored it!' Michelle Harrison, author of A Pinch of Magic 'A thrilling page-turner. Madame Pinchbeck is a gloriously Dickensian villain' Abi Elphinstone, author of Sky Song 'Ghosts, gadgets, likeable villains and unlikely heroes: The Vanishing Trick is a dark and dazzling adventure' Emma Carroll, author of Letters from the Lighthouse 'A completely enthralling tale, oozing with atmosphere and originality' Catherine Doyle, author of The Storm Keeper's Island

General

Imprint:	Simon & Schuster Childrens Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2021
Authors:	Jenni Spangler
Illustrators:	Chris Mould
Dimensions:	198 x 130 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	288
ISBN-13:	978-1-4711-9039-1
Categories:	Books > Children's & Educational > Fiction > Historical fiction Books > Children's & Educational > Science > General Books > Children's & Educational > Technology & applied sciences > General Books > Children's & Educational > The arts > Performing arts > General Books > Children's & Educational > Fiction > Adventure stories > General Books > Children's & Educational > Leisure interests, hobbies & sport > Astrology, mysteries & the unexplained > The occult, witches & witchcraft Books > Children's Fiction & Fun > Adventure Stories > General Books > Children's Fiction & Fun > Historical Fiction Books > Children's Fiction & Fun > General
LSN:	1-4711-9039-0
Barcode:	9781471190391

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