Dedication -- Copyright -- Title -- Chapter One: A curious visitor -- Chapter Two: Strange birds -- Chapter Three: A funny old monkey -- Chapter Four: Pearl and ruby -- Chapter Five: An astonishing deal -- Chapter Six: Liquorice and phosphorus -- Chapter Seven: The game he liked -- Chapter Eight: Wo
The Grandest Bookshop in the World - Grandest Bookshop in the World Series 01 (2020)
β Scribed by Mellor, Amelia
- Book ID
- 111979161
- Publisher
- Affirm Press
- Year
- 2020
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 203 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781922400437
- ASIN
- B08BTSSCR2
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Pearl and Vally Cole live in a bookshop.
And not just any bookshop.
In 1893, Coleβs Book Arcade in Melbourne is the grandest bookshop in the world, brimming with every curiosity imaginable.
Each day brings fresh delights for the siblings - voice-changing sweets, talking parrots, a new story written just for them by their eccentric father.
When Pearl and Vally learn that Pa has risked the Arcade β and himself β in a shocking deal with the mysterious Obscurosmith, the siblings hatch a plan.
Soon they are swept into a dangerous game with impossibly high stakes - defeat seven challenges by the stroke of midnight and both the Arcade and their father will be restored.
But if they fail Pearl and Vally wonβt just lose Pa β theyβll forget that he and the Arcade ever existed.
π SIMILAR VOLUMES
Return to Amelia Mellorβs magical Melbourne in the prequel to best-seller The Grandest Bookshop in the World. Twelve-year-old Billy Pyke has a talent for sorting things out, whether itβs his chaotic family home or the busy book stall at Paddyβs Market. In 1871, the market is the loud, smelly, m
**"An irresistible tale which showcases the transformative power of literacy, reminding us of the hope and sanctuary our neighborhood bookstores offer during the perilous trials of war and unrest."** **-- KIM MICHELE RICHARDSON, author of The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek** August 1939: London