The Unexpected Find
Author | : Toby Ibbotson |
Publisher | : Scholastic UK |
Total Pages | : 239 |
Release | : 2019-06-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781407189871 |
ISBN-13 | : 1407189875 |
Rating | : 4/5 (71 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Written by Toby Ibbotson, son of the bestselling author Eva Ibbotson, this exceptional middle grade epic is captivating, heartfelt and brilliant in equal measure. When a storm hits a small and sleepy town, it ravages every living thing. But storms don't just destroy, they uncover. And when a young boy discovers a mysterious object that has lay hidden beneath a centuries-old tree, he instantly knows that it's special. What he doesn't know is that his unexpected find will unite him with a girl searching for her missing father and trigger a series of events that will see them travelling across Europe under the most unusual circumstances. Beautifully written, The Unexpected Find is Toby Ibbotson's break-through masterpiece that's a classic in the making.