The bookseller's apprentice
Mellor, Amelia2022
Book
Twelve-year-old Billy Pyke has a talent for sorting things out, whether it's his chaotic family home or the busy book stall at Paddy's Market. In 1871, the market is the loud, smelly, marvellous heart of Melbourne, and Billy is delighted to work at the book stall there for the eccentric Mr Cole. When his new friend Kezia warns him of a sinister magician called the Obscurosmith, Billy can't believe her stories of magical deals gone horribly wrong -- until he sees them happening. And the night that the Obscurosmith crosses a terrifying and dangerous line, Billy realises something: if he wants the Obscurosmith stopped, he'll have to do it himself.
Main title:
The bookseller's apprentice / Amelia Mellor.
Author:
Mellor, Amelia, author
Imprint:
South Melbourne, VIC : Affirm Press, 2022.©2022.
Collation:
310 pages ; 21 cm.
Series title:
Variant title:
Distinctive title: Book-seller's apprentice.
Notes:
Prequel to: The Grandest Bookshop in the World.
Audience:
Interest age level: For ages 6-11 years.
ISBN:
9781922400871 (hardback)
Dewey class:
A823.4
Language:
English
Added title:
Subject:
Cole, E. W. (Edward William), 1832-1918 -- Children's fictionEastern Market (Melbourne, Vic.) -- Children's fictionApprentices -- Children's fictionBooksellers and bookselling -- Children's fictionBookstores -- Children's fictionBookstores -- Victoria -- Melbourne -- Children's fictionFamilies -- Children's fictionFriendship -- Children's fictionGood and evil -- Children's fictionMagic -- Children's fictionMagicians -- Children's fictionMarkets -- Children's fictionMarkets -- Victoria -- Melbourne -- Children's fictionRiddles -- Children's fictionSiblings -- Children's fictionSwindlers and swindling -- Children's fictionMelbourne (Vic.) -- History -- 1851-1901 -- Children's fictionMelbourne (Vic.) -- History -- 19th century -- Children's fictionFantasy fictionHistorical fiction
BRN:
138479