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An adventure story full of twists, action and mild scares that will suit a reader who enjoys Harry Potter, or Percy Jackson, weaving together magic, mythology and human relationships.' \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eChildren's Books Ireland\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56229725340021,"sku":"9780241607503","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780241607503_5774b907-5a56-427d-87ea-e5adabbbea37.jpg?v=1786012987"},{"product_id":"9780241625071","title":"The Whisperwicks: The Impossible Trials","description":"‘Completely fantastic’ A.F. 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The magus Manfred Tarr is on the hunt for a key – a key that has been lost for centuries and which has the power to unleash a terrible darkness on the world.   To save Wreathenwold from a dreadful fate and armed only with his magic, his courage and his best friends Elizabella, Mea and Silas, Benjamiah must set out on another impossible quest to find the Three Sisters.   This dangerous journey will take them deep into the heart of the Weird Wood – home to ragwitches, root folk and half bears – and into a fierce battle with far-reaching consequences. Can Benjamiah conquer the darkness and save Wreathenwold one final time?","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":56367861465461,"sku":"9780241625125","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":57682712035701,"sku":"9780241625132","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780241625125_6b750d80-11cf-40a3-82b0-bfaa17ca8a5f.jpg?v=1792511644"},{"product_id":"alfie-sparrow-and-the-nineshadows","title":"Alfie Sparrow and the Nineshadows","description":"A spectacular new fantasy series from the global bestselling author of The Whisperwicks - combining the richly imagined worlds of Katherine Rundell’s Impossible Creatures and Struan Murray's Dragonborn with the page-turning kid appeal of Skandar.   Alfie was in no mood for nonsense, but nonsense found him nonetheless.   Unusual things always seem to happen to Alfie Sparrow. So when he meets Jackdaw, an old man with a magical staff, he thinks little of it. Jackdaw gifts Alfie a mouse that’s supposed to solve his family’s problems. Instead, it starts eating away at anything it can get its hands on – hinges, screws, nails, and then, the connection between his family and friends. Now everyone has forgotten Alfie ever existed.   Alfie tracks Jackdaw to a hidden city, Anastasia, where he is taken on as a prentice by the Nineshadows of Hawkspire Tower and finds himself training as a sorcerer detective to investigate magical crimes.   Alfie must draw upon his newfound magic and friendships to solve the mystery of his forgotten existence and prevent a conspiracy that threatens this strange new world he now calls home.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57680179429749,"sku":"9780241821169","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}]}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-jordan-lees.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}