The Great Fox Illusion
A thrilling and pacy mystery adventure about magic tricks, friendship and overcoming prejudice - for readers age 9, 10, 11, 12
$25.96
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
7 April 2022
Summary
Secrets and illusions abound as a group of young magicians competes for the prize of a lifetime in this gripping adventure, the first in an enthralling series. Readers will love trying to work out how the tricks are done alongside the protagonists, but can they uncover the truth about the Great Fox in time?
Short chapters and accessible writing makes this book ideal for all types of readers. Perfect for fans of Max Magic, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Escape R…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529501940 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529501946 |
| Author: | Justyn Edwards |
| Publisher: | Walker Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Walker Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 7 April 2022 |
| Weight: | 200g |
| Dimensions: | 22mm x 130mm x 196mm |
| Series: | The Great Fox Books |
| Audience Age: | 9-12 |
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Critics Review
This book has magical qualities and intrigues from beginning to end as the conjurors ply their sleight-of-hand and entertaining talents. With some magic tricks explained as the competition proceeds, it also has mystery and subterfuge woven through the story. * Read Plus *
This brilliant debut novel will leave readers scratching their heads trying to figure out what just happened. The Great Fox Illusion is a magical story brimming with adventure, illusion, and friendship, perfect for those who loved the magic and wonder of Alice in Wonderland. – Geni Kuckhahn * Reading Time *
This was a really fun and cute story of friendship and magicians, and I really enjoyed it!Flick is impossible not to love. Tenacious and very self-sufficient, she’s easy to root for. She also is an amputee and wears a prosthetic leg, and I felt the book was so respectful yet mindful of her abilities and limitations. It took time to talk about pains from prosthetics and gave Flick logical accommodations. Too often I feel like kids’ books have the message of you can do it DESPITE your disability! But there wasn’t that tone here. Flick is disabled, needs help, and can still do all the things. Loved this. Lots of fun, fast-paced and easy to read. Recommended for ages 10+! – CG Drews * Paper Fury *
This is one of those books that really surprised me. I thought I would dip in and read the first chapter and a couple of hours later I found I had read the whole book! * Momo Time to Read *
The Great Fox Illusion is a fun read about friends, learning to ask for help, and full of lots of tricks and magic. As Flick is both a girl and has an amputated leg, we are shown her struggles with the knowledge that she will be in an extremely marginalised group if she were to become a famous magician and how she has so many odds stacked against her… This is the perfect book for any fans of illusions and magic, even revealing the insider tricks to how some famous magical acts are performed. * Storylinks *
Justyn Edwards
Justyn Edwards graduated from Southampton University with a degree in archaeology. Since then he has worked as a caravan park attendant, a paperboy and a software engineer, but never as an archaeologist. He has always wanted to be a writer, and his inspiration for The Great Fox Illusion came from watching magic shows. He realized that what elevates the trick a magician performs is the story that he tells his audience. And in turn, stories themselves are a kind of magic trick with the author choosing when to reveal his secrets to the reader. And so Justyn’s debut novel was born.
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