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Curiosity House: The Shrunken Head (Book One)
Lauren Oliver & H. C. Chester
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Description for Curiosity House: The Shrunken Head (Book One)
paperback. Roll up! Roll up! Fans of Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events brace yourselves for an adventure of a lifetime. Witness the freaks, wonders and oddities at the Dime Museum. Tread the path of the four extraordinary children who live there.. Series: Curiosity House. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: YFD; YFH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 132 x 199 x 30. Weight in Grams: 266.
The book is about, among other things: the strongest boy in the world, a talking cockatoo, a faulty mind reader, a beautiful bearded lady and a nervous magician, an old museum, and a shrunken head. Blessed with extraordinary abilities, orphans Philippa, Sam, and Thomas have grown up happily in Dumfrey's Dime Museum of Freaks, Oddities, and Wonders. Philippa is a powerful mentalist, Sam is the world's strongest boy, and Thomas can squeeze himself into a space no bigger than a bread box. The children live happily with museum owner Mr. Dumfrey, alongside other misfits. But when a ... Read more
The book is about, among other things: the strongest boy in the world, a talking cockatoo, a faulty mind reader, a beautiful bearded lady and a nervous magician, an old museum, and a shrunken head. Blessed with extraordinary abilities, orphans Philippa, Sam, and Thomas have grown up happily in Dumfrey's Dime Museum of Freaks, Oddities, and Wonders. Philippa is a powerful mentalist, Sam is the world's strongest boy, and Thomas can squeeze himself into a space no bigger than a bread box. The children live happily with museum owner Mr. Dumfrey, alongside other misfits. But when a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Hodder And Stoughton Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Curiosity House
Condition
New
Weight
265g
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781444777215
SKU
V9781444777215
Shipping Time
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Ref
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About Lauren Oliver & H. C. Chester
Lauren Oliver is the New York Times bestselling author of Before I Fall and Delirium. She lives and writes in Brooklyn, New York. Recluse H.C. Chester is the world's leading expert on an era that was full of long-vanished magic and wonder, and has yet to be reached either in person or by phone.
Reviews for Curiosity House: The Shrunken Head (Book One)
LIESL & PO by Lauren Oliver brings much-needed magic to an increasingly neglected age group . . . there are some exquisitely drawn characters . . . it's books like this, with its classic quest plot, intertwined with lyrical metaphysics, that can set a child up for life.
Sunday Telegraph on LIESL & PO
A gorgeous story
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Sunday Telegraph on LIESL & PO
A gorgeous story
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