The Forbidden Library by Django Wexler - ISBN: 9780552568678
Paperback
Enter fairytales, face monsters, escape books, find her father.

The Forbidden Library

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  • Paperback

    336 pages

  • Release Date

    2 March 2015

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Summary

Alice always thought fairy tales had happy endings - until the day she met her first fairy …

Late one night Alice Creighton hears her father having an argument with a fairy - a snarling, bald beast with warts and needle-like teeth.

The next day her father disappears, never to return. And Alice is sent to live with Master Geryon, an uncle she never even knew existed.

Geryon has a dark, mysterious library which is strictly off-limits to Alice. But after meeting a talking…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780552568678
ISBN-10:0552568678
Author:Django Wexler
Publisher:Penguin Random House Children's UK
Imprint:Corgi Childrens
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:336
Release Date:2 March 2015
Weight:234g
Dimensions:198mm x 130mm x 20mm
Series:The Forbidden Library
What They're Saying

Critics Review

Compulsive fantasy with a brave, brilliant heroine.

Compulsive fantasy with a brave, brilliant heroine. * Metro *Reminiscent of Corneila Funke’s Inkheart and Neil Gaiman’s Coraline … Wexler ingeniously creates an inventive world with interesting creatures and frightening situations. * School Library Journal *The Forbidden Library by Django Wexler is a dream come true for book lovers, child and adult alike … certainly deserving of becoming a classic in the future. * BookZone4Boys *Working in the grand tradition of children’s fantasy, Wexler’s off to a promising start * Kirkus Reviews *A charming, adventuresome fantasy from a promising new author * Booklist *Will gratify book lovers and fantasy experts alike * The Horn Book *A refreshing and unique tale – one that rises above the clichés it could so easily have fallen into – that entertains on every level. It’s pitched perfectly to its audience (as well as those who are a few years older…) and, while only time will tell if it becomes a classic, it treats the familiar tropes with care and respect, leaving the reader wanting more after the final page has been turned. * Starburst *This is a brilliant story, and Django Wexler is a name to remember - as if you could forget it! * Books Monthly, Children’s Book of the Month *Rich and dense and creative * The Bookbag *

About The Author

Django Wexler

Django Wexler is the author of flintlock fantasy series The Shadow Campaigns, middle grade fantasy The Forbidden Library, and YA fantasy The Wells of Sorcery. His latest is the fantasy comedy How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying. In his former life as a software engineer, he worked on AI research and programming languages. He currently lives near Seattle with his wife, daughter, four cats, and a teetering mountain of books. When not writing, he wrangles computers, paints tiny soldiers, and plays games of all sorts.

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