A Most Peculiar Toy Factory
Published on 4. September 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
120 pages
978-1-78112-875-6 (ISBN)
Description
Bestselling author Alex Bell serves up mystery and dark humour aplenty in this Willy Wonka-esque middle-grade tale of toys brought to life.
Shadows of teddy bears flit across windows. Dolls whisper behind closed doors. Something has gone very wrong at Hoggle's Happy Toys. But five years after shutting its doors, the toy factory is opening again, and Tess Pipps has found herself a job there. As she and her siblings start their first day of work, they are about to discover what dark secrets are lurking inside the factory's walls ...
Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.
Shadows of teddy bears flit across windows. Dolls whisper behind closed doors. Something has gone very wrong at Hoggle's Happy Toys. But five years after shutting its doors, the toy factory is opening again, and Tess Pipps has found herself a job there. As she and her siblings start their first day of work, they are about to discover what dark secrets are lurking inside the factory's walls ...
Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.
Reviews / Votes
"Full of deliciously dark humour and hints of Dhal - a creepy, zippy read, not the faint-hearted!" - Library Girl and Book Boy, Blog"Hugely enjoyable ... There's going to be plenty of adults who will enjoy this one too!" - The Letterpress Project
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Target group
Children/juvenile
Young adult
Reading Age: 8 years, Interest Age: From 9 years
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 195 mm
Width: 132 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
221 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78112-875-6 (9781781128756)
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Alex Bell always wanted to be a writer, but embarked upon a law degree as a back-up plan, and spent her free time at university writing six novels. She is now the bestselling author of several YA horror novels including Frozen Charlotte and Charlotte Says. Alex is also the author of the Carnegie Medal nominated middle-grade adventure, The Polar Bear Explorers Club.
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Nan Lawson is an illustrator and artist, based in Los Angeles. She illustrated the #1 New York Times Bestseller; "The Confidence Code for Girls" and has created illustrations for a wide variety of books, from YA book covers to lift the flap board books.
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Nan Lawson is an illustrator and artist, based in Los Angeles. She illustrated the #1 New York Times Bestseller; "The Confidence Code for Girls" and has created illustrations for a wide variety of books, from YA book covers to lift the flap board books.