The Forbidden Library by Django Wexler (English) Paperback Book

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Late one night Alice Creighton hears her father having an argument with a fairy – a snarling, bald beast with warts and needle-like teeth.The next day her father disappears, never to return.

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Alice always thought fairy tales had happy endings - until the day she met her first fairy . . .Late one night Alice Creighton hears her father having an argument with a fairy - a snarling, bald beast with warts and needle-like teeth.The next day her father disappears, never to return. And Alice is sent to live with Master Geryon, an uncle she never even knew existed.Geryon has a dark, mysterious library which is strictly off-limits to Alice. But after meeting a talking cat who is willing to sneak her in, Alice opens a book and suddenly finds herself inside it - and the only way out is by conquering the dangerous creatures within . . .

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An enchanting debut fantasy story for fans of Harry Potter, Coraline and The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe. Alice has stumbled into a world where all magic is controlled by Readers through books and must be the lead character in the quest to find a happy ending...

Author Biography

Django Wexler is the author of flintlock fantasy series The Shadow Campaigns, middle grade fantasy The Forbidden Library, and YA fantasy The Wells of Sorcery. His latest is the fantasy comedy How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying. In his former life as a software engineer, he worked on AI research and programming languages. He currently lives near Seattle with his wife, daughter, four cats, and a teetering mountain of books. When not writing, he wrangles computers, paints tiny soldiers, and plays games of all sorts. @DjangoWexler

Review

Compulsive fantasy with a brave, brilliant heroine. * Metro *Reminiscent of Corneila Funke's Inkheart and Neil Gaiman's Coraline . . . Wexler ingeniously creates an inventive world with interesting creatures and frightening situations. * School Library Journal *The Forbidden Library by Django Wexler is a dream come true for book lovers, child and adult alike . . . certainly deserving of becoming a classic in the future. * BookZone4Boys *Working in the grand tradition of children's fantasy, Wexler's off to a promising start * Kirkus Reviews *A charming, adventuresome fantasy from a promising new author * Booklist *

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Alice always thought fairy tales had happy endings - until the day she met her first fairy . . .

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Compulsive fantasy with a brave, brilliant heroine.

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Compulsive fantasy with a brave, brilliant heroine.

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Alice always thought fairy tales had happy endings - until the day she met her first fairy . . .

Details ISBN0552568678 Author Django Wexler Year 2015 ISBN-10 0552568678 ISBN-13 9780552568678 Media Book Publication Date 2015-01-29 Imprint Corgi Childrens Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Pages 336 DEWEY 813.6 Series The Forbidden Library Format Paperback Language English UK Release Date 2015-01-29 AU Release Date 2015-01-29 NZ Release Date 2015-01-29 Illustrator Nick Sharratt Birth 1930 Affiliation University of Wisconsin-Madison Position Former senior instructor and associate head, English (deceased) Qualifications Ph.D. Audience Age 9-11 Publisher Penguin Random House Children's UK Alternative 9781448172689 Audience Children's (6-12) We've got this

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