接近魔法的房子

The House at the Edge of Magic

基本信息

Series:The House at the Edge of Magic

Format:Paperback / softback 240 pages

Publisher:Walker Books Ltd

Imprint:Walker Books Ltd

ISBN:9781406395310

Published:7 Jan 2021

Classifications:Fantasy & magical realism (Children's / Teenage)

Weight:218g

Dimensions:198 x 130 x 20 (mm)

页面参数仅供参考，具体以实物为准

书籍简介

“有时，你离魔法只有一步之遥，却浑然不知。”

九号是一个孤儿扒手，决心逃离“千宝之巢”的生活。她从一个神秘女人的钱包里偷走了一个房子形状的装饰物，敲开小门，看着它变成一座巨大、杂乱无章的房子。在里面，她发现了一群充满魔力又妙趣横生的人物，包括弗拉伯哈斯特——一个擅长跳房子的年轻法师——以及一个对他的鸡毛掸子依恋不已的丑陋巨魔管家。他们被施了非同寻常的魔咒，迫切希望九号能打破魔咒——如果她能做到，或许他们可以给她新的生活作为回报……

“这是一场充满想象力的戴安娜·温妮·琼斯式冒险。非常有趣——我太喜欢了！”——Sinead O'Hart

“一本充满奇迹、沉浸于魔法和混乱之中的书。” – Abi Elphinstone

“想象力丰富，引人入胜。这是一个特别的故事，我一定爱不释手！” – David Walliams

"Sometimes you are a whisper away from magic without even realizing it."

Nine is an orphan pickpocket determined to escape her life in the Nest of a Thousand Treasures. When she steals a house-shaped ornament from a mysterious woman’s purse, she knocks on its tiny door and watches it grow into a huge, higgledy-piggeldy house. Inside she finds a host of magical and brilliantly funny characters, including Flabberghast – a young wizard who’s particularly competitive at hopscotch – and a hideous troll housekeeper who’s emotionally attached to his feather duster. They have been placed under an extraordinary spell, which they are desperate for Nine to break – and if she can, maybe they can offer her a new life in return…

"A Diana Wynne Jones-ish adventure fizzing with imagination. Such fun – I loved it!" – Sinead O'Hart

"A wonder-filled book that revels in magic and mayhem." – Abi Elphinstone

"Wildly imaginative and relentlessly entertaining. It is a story like no other and I absolutely adored it!" – David Walliams

作者简介

艾米·斯帕克斯在肯特大学学习英国文学和神学，搬到德文郡后，她带着丈夫、六个年幼的孩子和极度丰富的想象力开始写作。她的作品曾在CBeebies故事时间频道播出，并入围多个图书奖项，包括罗尔德·达尔幽默奖和英国图书信托图书奖。她为儿童举办作家活动，为有抱负的儿童作家开设写作工作坊，为畅销书《写作杂志》制作“儿童写作”版块，并为《Aquila》杂志撰写短篇小说。她还与他人共同创办了“写作杂志图画书奖”，旨在奖励有抱负的图画书作家。不写作的时候，艾米喜欢冒险，探索可能蕴含魔力的秘密事物，以及喝很多茶。

Amy Sparkes studied English Literature and Theology at the University of Kent, and began writing after moving to Devon with her husband, six young children and an overactive imagination. Her books have appeared on CBeebies storytime and been shortlisted for several book awards, including the Roald Dahl Funny Prize and the BookTrust Best Books Awards. She runs author events for children, writing workshops for aspiring children’s writers, produces the Writing for Children pages for bestselling Writing Magazine, and writes short stories for Aquila magazine. She co-founded the Writing Magazine Picture Book Prize for aspiring picture book authors. When she's not writing, Amy enjoys adventures, discovering secret things which might possibly be magic and drinking lots of tea.