Stuart Horten, ten years old and small for his age, is about to have the strangest ADVENTURE of his life. After moving to the boring town of Beeton, he finds himself swept up in an INCREDIBLE QUEST to find his great-uncle's lost legacy: a magician's workshop stuffed with trickery and MAGIC. There are clues to follow, unbearable neighbours to avoid and PUZZLES to solve, but what starts as FUN ends up as DANGER, and Stuart begins to realise that he can't finish the task on his own . . .
A book full of warmth, sharp humour and clever puzzles - Patrick Ness
A magical adventure, funny, fast-paced and full of intriguing puzzles - Sunday Times
A miniature version of Susanna Clarke's grown-up bestseller, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell - Independent
Small Stuart embarks on an awfully big adventure in this quirky puzzle-solving novel . . . A long-lost letter from a long-lost great uncle sets Stuart off unlocking one baffling puzzle after another. Each more curious than the one before, the far-fetched solutions they require bring the book to a hugely satisfying conclusion - Guardian
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About Lissa Evans
LissaEvansstillrememberscrackingherfirstjoke,age7.Itinvolvedahippo.(We’llsaynomore.)Butthecomedybugwasbornand,followingamedicinedegree,LissachangedcareerstobecomeacomedyproducerforradioandTV.Eventually,afteradecadeofrunningaredpencilthroughotherpeople’swork,Lissabegantowritesomethingofherown.This is Lissa Evans' third book for children. Her first, Small Change for Stuart (published in the USA as Horten’s Miraculous Mechanisms), was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal and the Costa Children’s Book Award. She has also written books for adults. She has two teenage daughters, and lives in London.
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