The Greatest Inventor by Ben Brooks - ISBN: 9781786541147
Paperback
Cursed village, unlikely heroes, a quest for magic and home.

The Greatest Inventor

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  • Paperback

    256 pages

  • Release Date

    8 June 2021

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Summary

Join the adventure. Break the curse. Find your way home. A magical new adventure from the bestselling author of THE IMPOSSIBLE BOY.

Victor is skeptical when Walter Swizwit comes to the village of Rainwater. He’s the latest in a string of inventors passing through, and no one wants to buy his cheap magic tricks. But Walter doesn’t take rejection well, and puts a curse on the village.

Only Victor is unaffected and he must leave Rainwater for the first time in his life if he’s to…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781786541147
ISBN-10:1786541149
Author:Ben Brooks, George Ermos
Publisher:Hachette Children's Group
Imprint:Quercus Children's Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:256
Release Date:8 June 2021
Weight:240g
Dimensions:196mm x 128mm x 28mm
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Critics Review

Brooks, known for his Stories for Boys Who Dare to Be Different books, brings intellectual rigour and great imaginative power to his first foray into fiction

Brooks, known for his Stories for Boys Who Dare to Be Different books, brings intellectual rigour and great imaginative power to his first foray into fiction * The Financial Times *Fun and Engaging * Woman’s Way *A wonderful fantasy story – Alex O’Connell * The Times - Children’s Book of the Week *a warm-hearted and magical adventure * Armadillo Magazine *

About The Author

Ben Brooks

Ben Brooks (Author)

Ben Brooks is the author of the bestselling and ground-breaking Stories for Boys Who Dare To Be Different, which was the winner of Children’s Book of the Year at the National Book Awards. The Impossible Boy is his first novel for children. He lives in Berlin.

George Ermos (Illustrator)

George is an illustrator, maker and avid reader from England. He works digitally and loves illustrating all things curious and mysterious. He is always trying to incorporate new artiness from the various world cultures he reads about and explores.

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