Heading back to her boarding school, Esther, the middle of three sisters and the one without any special talents, is looking forward to meeting up with her friends and enjoying the everyday adventures of school. But this term, there is much about school that is different. Where are Esther’s best friends, for example? And why does Esther have a very strong feeling that their new teacher is an ogre? Nothing is quite as it should be and it seems as if Esther is the one who is going to have to find out what is going on. A frothily inventive school adventure full of likable characters and an endless supply of the unexpected.
Esther Mettlestone-Staranise (cousin to Bronte) is looking forward to another year at Katherine Valley Boarding School. But she arrives to find a number of strange and unsettling changes. Her new teacher is rumoured to be an Ogre. The mountains surrounding the school - usually a delight of glaciers, teashops, lakes and Faeries - are now crowded with wicked Shadow Mages. Meanwhile, on the other side of the kingdom, the little Prince of Cloudburst who was stolen from the seashore by a Water Sprite, has found his way home. The King and Queen are planning the biggest party in their Kingdom's history to welcome him. As secrets and dangers escalate, Esther - who is not talented like her sisters, nor an adventurer like her cousin - must find answers to several puzzles. Why is her teacher behaving so oddly? Which of Esther's classmates is the Spellbinder? And could the Stolen Prince of Cloudburst be connected in some way…? Perhaps Esther is more talented than she thinks as she must battle to save her school, her family, and possibly her whole world… Esther Mettlestone-Staranise (cousin to Bronte) is looking forward to another year at Katherine Valley Boarding School. But she arrives to find a number of strange and unsettling changes. Her new teacher is rumoured to be an Ogre. The mountains surrounding the school - usually a delight of glaciers, teashops, lakes and Faeries - are now crowded with wicked Shadow Mages.
This book tells a story of a girl named Esther and her experience of having a ogre as an teacher, friend as a spellbinder and many more magical things. Come explore the story!
This book tells a story of a girl named Esther and her experience of having a ogre as an teacher, friend as a spellbinder and many more magical things. At the beginning, she tells a tale of the stolen price of Cloudburst. Then she moves on to the present day. Having Shadow Mages around the mountains is horrifying, especially when your hero is gone. What will Esther do?... Read Full Review