By Sophie Anderson (author) , Saara Soderlund (illustrator)
"Full of surprises and fuelled by love this is an exciting and heart-warming story"
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A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month October 2020
Swirling magic, cascading invention and a welter of invented folklore traditions propel this headlong fairy tale story from its opening moments. Brought up in huge castle that was once home to her Royal relatives, and much influenced by her grandmother who is a great believer in old magic, Olia has always known that she also has the gift of believing in magic and so making it work.
When the old palace is under threat from a violent force, it is Olia who must find the magical doorway that will take her into another land. Olia needs courage, imagination and the power of her love for her family and everything in their world to embark on her roller coaster adventure. Full of surprises and fuelled by love this is an exciting and heart-warming story.
An enchanting fairy-tale adventure about the power of love and courage, from the bestselling author of The House with Chicken Legs and The Girl who Speaks Bear. Magic awaits, all you have to do is believe...
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When thirteen-year-old Olia steps through a magical doorway, she discovers another land. A land tangled by magic, where hope is lost, and a scheming wizard holds all the power. Soon Olia learns that she is destined to save this land, but with time running out and her new friends and family in danger, she must search for the magic within herself - to save everything and everyone she loves.
Praise for The House with Chicken Legs:
"Enticing, a little bit dangerous, and thrumming with possibilities." Kiran Millwood Hargrave
“A spellbinding tale, beautifully told and full of heart. Pure magic.” Claire Fayers, author of The Accidental Pirates
“A début that had me reading late into the night.” Fiona Noble, The Bookseller
"Anderson's talent as a weaver of magic and creator of evocative landscapes is growing with every book." The Daily Mail
"Captivating and original." Sunday Express
Sophie Anderson was born in Swansea, and now lives in the Lake District with her family. Her writing is most often inspired by folk and fairy stories, especially the Slavic tales her Prussian grandmother told her when she was young.
Across her bestselling novels, Sophie has won the Independent Bookshop Book of the Year Award and the Wales Book of the Year Award, and been shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal twice, the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, the Blue Peter Book Award, the British Book Awards' Children's Fiction Book of the Year, the Andersen Prize, and the Branford Boase Award. Sophie's books have been translated into over twenty-five languages, and The House with Chicken Legs has been adapted for stage by Les Enfants Terribles.
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Sophie Anderson - our Author of the Month
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The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Castle of Tangled Magic and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-10 years old
The Castle of Tangled Magic features in the following genres: Adventure Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Fantasy / Magical, Julia Eccleshare's Picks of the Month, Recommendations, Featured Books for 9+ readers
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The Castle of Tangled Magic was written by Sophie Anderson and published by Usborne Publishing Ltd
The Castle of Tangled Magic has 404 pages
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