Years before, Ava’s family left the town of Wyse in a shroud of mystery―some scandal to do with magical mirrors. Now returning as indentured servants, twelve-year-old Ava and her brother, Matthew, suspect their new master, Lord Skinner, is up to no good. Ava is determined to discover the truth―about what happened to her family, and about the connection between the human and fairy worlds. Along the way, she meets friends and foes and faces real danger. Will she survive and solve the mystery?
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A ferocious legendary stormhound falls to Earth. Wizards invade a small Welsh town. Magic is stirring in the Black Mountains. Who is the tiny puppy with the big attitude – and why are the sheep taking such an interest?Norse myth meets Welsh legend in this hilarious modern-day fantasy featuring the world’s cutest baby stormhound.
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Welcome to Wyse, the only town left in Britain with a connection to the magical Unworld.
When twelve-year-old Ava meets Howell on the other side of a mirror, the two are quick drawn into a mystery to discover why the enchantments that link their towns are disappearing. But it’s hard to distinguish between friends and enemies when magic is involved, and Ava and Howell soon learn it can be very unwise to mess with mirrors…
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Desperate to find a family for their fire-breathing dragon Boswell and hoping to unravel the secrets of Brine’s mysterious past, the Onion and her crew sail into uncharted territory. Their aim, to find the legendary Western Island and its floating castle, where – legend has it – there be dragons…
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In this sequel to The Voyage to Magical North, Brine, Peter, Cassie and crew return for another swashbuckling adventure on the high seas.
Reaching the edge of the world can’t stop the crew of the Onion! It’s westward ho in search of dragons, no matter the obstacles.
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Waterstone’s Children’s Book of the Month July 2016
Federation of Children’s Book Groups Children’s Book Award Shortlist 2017
Brine Seaborne is a girl with a past – if only she could remember what it is. Found alone in a rowboat, clutching a shard of the rare starshell used for spell-casting, she’s been keeping house for an irritable magician and his obnoxious apprentice, Peter, ever since.
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Barnes and Noble Kids’ Blog, notable middle grade of 2016
Cybils Award finalist 2016 (middle grade, speculative fiction)
Brine Seaborne is a girl with a past – if only she could remember what it is. Found alone in a rowboat, clutching a shard of the rare starshell used for spell-casting, she’s been keeping house for an irritable magician and his obnoxious apprentice, Peter, ever since.
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