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The Lost Book of Magic

By Amelia Mellor
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It's 1895, Melbourne is in crisis, and Pearl and Vally Cole's father has suggested the unthinkable: it might be time to close the grandest bookshop in the world. When a ghostly visitor offers Pearl magic that could save her home, she seizes her chance. But her... Read More
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A sweeping adventure that concludes The Grandest Bookshop in the World series.

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It's 1895, Melbourne is in crisis, and Pearl and Vally Cole's father has suggested the unthinkable: it might be time to close the grandest bookshop in the world.

When a ghostly visitor offers Pearl magic that could save her home, she seizes her chance. But her new friend is not what he seems, and the unstoppable magic in the palm of her hand comes at a terrible cost.

Vally can see just one way to save Pearl before she is lost forever. He must call upon the sinister magician who nearly destroyed the Cole family two years ago. But the Obscurosmith only performs the impossible for a price ...

Reunite with old friends, solve fiendish puzzles, and find five lost treasures from across the globe in this sweeping adventure that concludes the story of The Grandest Bookshop in the World.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781922863973

Publisher: Affirm Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 24 September 2024

Country: Australia

Imprint: Affirm Kids

DIMENSIONS

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 414g

Pages: 352

Collections

Amelia Mellor Children's Books Children's Historical Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Classic Fiction Historical Fiction Young Adult

About the Author

Amelia Mellor began her writing career as her secondary school's resident playwright in Year 11. As part of her creative writing course at the University of Melbourne, she completed a thesis on the reinvention of the Industrial Revolution in children's fantasy literature. Her debut novel, The Grandest Bookshop in the World, has won an Australian Book Industry Award, an Indie Book Award, a NSW Premier's Literary Award and a Booksellers' Choice Award. When she isn't writing, Amelia enjoys hiking, gardening and drawing. She can be found at authorameliamellor.com or walking the streets of Melbourne.

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