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THE SECRET OF LILLIAN VELVET
The latest middle grade masterpiece from Jaclyn Moriarty, THE SECRET OF LILLIAN VELVET. As always, Moriarty blends humor, mystery, and magic in a spellbinding adventure.
On the morning of her tenth birthday, Lillian Velvet receives a jar full of gold coins.
This is highly unusual. For Lillian lives with her Grandmother, who has never once given Lillian a gift. Or made Lillian a cake. Or even said a single kind word. In fact, there are many things Lillian has never experienced, as Grandmother keeps her shut in her house and small backyard. She barely knows the world outside her front door.
Then, as Lillian is examining the gold coins, shove... Suddenly, Lillian finds herself in the Kingdoms and Empires, a world very different from her own, populated by genies, sprites, and vicious creatures called Hurtlings, one of which is currently attacking a girl named Carrie Mettlestone...
Just as soon as Lillian helps Carrie, Lillian is yanked back into her world.
Then, a few days later, shove....
Again and again, Lillian is thrust into the Kingdoms and Empiresalways with the task of helping someone, and that someone is always linked to the sprawling and enigmatic Mettlestone family. But as soon as she completes her task, she is yanked back into her ordinary world, left with only more questions.
Why does this keep happening to her? How is she connected to the Mettlestone family? And as dangerous shadow magic closes in, and she begins to suspect that Grandmother is somehow involved, how can she possibly save her new friends - and herself?
THE SECRET OF LILLIAN VELVET is a breathtaking adventure featuring a one-of-a-kind heroine. Jaclyn Moriarty is at the height of her powers, crafting a story that is wonderfully enchanting and wholly original.
Jaclyn Moriarty is the award-winning author of uniquely creative and readable books for adults and young readers including The Year of Secret Assignments, the Colors of Madeleine trilogy, The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone, and The Stolen Prince of Cloudburst. One of the talented and popular Moriarty sisters (including Liane and Nicola), Jaclyn lives in Sydney, Australia. She is very fond of chocolate, blueberries, and sleep.
This is highly unusual. For Lillian lives with her Grandmother, who has never once given Lillian a gift. Or made Lillian a cake. Or even said a single kind word. In fact, there are many things Lillian has never experienced, as Grandmother keeps her shut in her house and small backyard. She barely knows the world outside her front door.
Then, as Lillian is examining the gold coins, shove... Suddenly, Lillian finds herself in the Kingdoms and Empires, a world very different from her own, populated by genies, sprites, and vicious creatures called Hurtlings, one of which is currently attacking a girl named Carrie Mettlestone...
Just as soon as Lillian helps Carrie, Lillian is yanked back into her world.
Then, a few days later, shove....
Again and again, Lillian is thrust into the Kingdoms and Empiresalways with the task of helping someone, and that someone is always linked to the sprawling and enigmatic Mettlestone family. But as soon as she completes her task, she is yanked back into her ordinary world, left with only more questions.
Why does this keep happening to her? How is she connected to the Mettlestone family? And as dangerous shadow magic closes in, and she begins to suspect that Grandmother is somehow involved, how can she possibly save her new friends - and herself?
THE SECRET OF LILLIAN VELVET is a breathtaking adventure featuring a one-of-a-kind heroine. Jaclyn Moriarty is at the height of her powers, crafting a story that is wonderfully enchanting and wholly original.
Jaclyn Moriarty is the award-winning author of uniquely creative and readable books for adults and young readers including The Year of Secret Assignments, the Colors of Madeleine trilogy, The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone, and The Stolen Prince of Cloudburst. One of the talented and popular Moriarty sisters (including Liane and Nicola), Jaclyn lives in Sydney, Australia. She is very fond of chocolate, blueberries, and sleep.
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Published 2023-09-26 by Levine Querido |