A CLOCK OF STARS
BY
FRANCESCA GIBBONS
Middle Grade Book Review-
Age 9+ Published by Harper Collins #followthemoth
.A magical mix of modernity colliding with myth. Imogen and Marie, two bickering sisters, find themselves trapped in a magical world they discover behind a secret door in a tree.
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They must help a spoilt prince escape monsters and find a missing jewel to save his country before they are able to return to their own world.
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The short chapters keep the story racing along while the plot unfurls like the wings of a moth within a world of excitement, daring and courage. The lyrical writing is perfectly complimented by the fantastical and exquisite illustrations
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The Secret Garden meets Narnia meets Brothers Grimm.
About the Book
With all the magic of Narnia and the humour of Mary Poppins, this is a future middle grade fantasy classic – and the beginning of an unforgettable journey…
Imogen should be nice to her little sister Marie. She should be nice to her mum’s boyfriend too. And she certainly shouldn’t follow a strange silver moth through a door in a tree.
But then… who does what they’re told?
Followed by Marie, Imogen finds herself falling into a magical kingdom where the two sisters are swept up in a thrilling race against time – helped by the spoiled prince of the kingdom, a dancing bear, a very grumpy hunter… and even the stars above them.
Thrilling, sharply funny, and with characters you will fall in love with, A Clock of Stars is a timeless fantasy from an astonishing new voice.
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