By Jeremy De Quidt (author) , Gary Blythe (illustrator)
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Shortlisted for the 2009 Branford Boase Best Debut Novel Award
Mysterious, sinister and haunting, the world of toys who can be made ‘real’ is perfectly captured in this stunning debut novel. Embracing magic and malevolence, it tells the story of how Mathias, a young circus boy, finds himself sucked into a world controlled by the Toymaker. Can he survive is the question?
What good is a toy that will wind down? What if you could put a heart in one? A real heart. One that beat and beat and didn't stop. What couldn't you do if you could make a toy like that?
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From the moment Mathias becomes the owner of a mysterious piece of paper, he is in terrible danger. Entangled in devious plots and pursued by the sinister Doctor Leiter and his devilish toys, Mathias finds himself on a quest to uncover a deadly secret.
Jeremy de Quidt’s first book, The Toymaker (2008), was shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award and the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize. His second, The Feathered Man (2012), was nominated for the Carnegie Medal. When not writing dark stories best read late at night, Jeremy enjoys being a Ceremony Officer, presiding over the marriage ceremonies of many a happy couple. He lives in Somerset with his wife and their three children.
What good is a toy that will wind down? What if you could put a heart in one?
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Toymaker and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-10 years old
The Toymaker features in the following genres: Recommended Children's eBooks, Recommendations, Featured Books for 9+ readers
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The Toymaker was written by Jeremy De Quidt and published by Corgi Children's an imprint of RHCP
The Toymaker has 356 pages
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