Archie & The Invisible Emporium [A middle-grade urban fantasy novel for ages 8-12]: A boy abandoned with his grumpy grandpa gets a job in a strange store that shouldn’t exist - Couverture souple

Caleb, Douglas

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ISBN 10 : 1917295014 ISBN 13 : 9781917295017

Editeur : Look Here Productions, 2024

Synopsis

“Archie Sharp’s second visit to his grandfather’s house that summer was a lot less pleasant than the first. But we will get to the second visit later.”

Brace yourself for a unique adventure in the Otherworld with Archie & The Invisible Emporium!

When his parents abandon him at Grandpa’s house for the summer, Archie Sharp finds himself shockingly offline and alone with no one for company except a grumpy old man and a strange tree that may or may not want to eat him. Disaster.

But Archie has other plans. He’s already found a secret key and a way to escape to the weird world of the Invisible Emporium – a place where time flows differently, magical beings shop for supplies and the mysterious storekeeper Enoch is looking for a new assistant…

Little does he know it, but Archie has begun a series of events that will truly test his courage, nerves and wits. Surrounded by the crazy characters, creatures and capers of the Otherworld, he’s simply traded one life-threatening situation for another and must join a mission to find the missing assistant, rescue the glowing heart stone and save a few dead souls. If he fails, the magical Emporium will crumble to dust and his Grandpa will always be grumpy.

Archie & The Invisible Emporium is the opening book of the ‘Our Weird World’ series of surprising, suspenseful and strange stories for middle grade readers – ages 8-12 – although you can read the series in any order. Fans of Harry Potter, Amari & The Night Brothers, Keeper Of The Lost Cities and The Dark Is Rising will love this mix of real-world problems with paranormal themes. And if you enjoyed books by Ross Wexford, Ross Montgomery or Jennifer Killick, you won't want to miss Archie & The Invisible Emporium.

“Enoch gave a low growl. ‘I’ve been robbed!’ he rasped. ‘And time is back!’ He almost spat the words out, unable to raise his voice above a loud whisper. ‘Time is back, and everything will go to ruin!’”

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Douglas Caleb loves bringing fantasy into reality. Growing up on a steady diet of Doctor Who, Enid Blyton, Star Trek, Susan Cooper, Tintin, 2000AD, Rentaghost and The X Files, he's on a mission to write books that young readers (and their parents, because he's had experience with bedtimes) will love to read. Or at least not want to put down.His 'Our Weird World' series for ages 8-12 features stories where ordinary children are thrust into extraordinary circumstances and somehow find their way through to an interesting ending.Douglas lives with his wife and two sons in Colchester, where life can be as weird as you want it to be. He listens to soundtrack music when he writes (and BBC 6 Music when he doesn't), loves cooking and generally needs more shelves for his ever-expanding collection of books.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Look Here Productions
• Date d'édition: 2024
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1917295014
• ISBN 13: 9781917295017
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 299
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Printed by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.fr/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxembourg