Newbery, Lee: The Moonlight Hotel

Peter Pan meets Oliver Twist in the magical new book by rising star Lee Newbery, author of Waterstones Children's Book of the Month, The Last Firefox . When ten-year-old Theo runs off from a school trip to London's Natural History Museum and decides to pay his gran a surprise visit, he discovers the surprise is on him - his gran is on holiday and Theo finds himself alone in the big city with nowhere to turn. Enter Alistair Goodfellow, a mysterious, flamboyant young person with a charismatic twinkle in their eye. Alistair offers Theo a room at the Casablanca Lily - by day, a run-down and unlove d hotel; by night, a palace of magical wonders. Each night, Alistair sends their found family of runaways and ne'er-do-wells, the Moonlighters, out into London in search of lost magical artefacts, gifting them their own magical powers as a reward. Theo is quickly enthralled, but there is more to Alistair than meets the eye, and soon Theo comes to realize that the items Alistair is hunting could be more dangerous than he'd ever imagined . . . 'A thrilling and enchanting adventure, humming with magic, fizzing with fun and friendship . . . a delight from start to finish.' Lancaster Guardian EAN: 9780241493557 Farbverschnitt: Generell werden die Bücher ohne Farbverschnitt geliefert, auch wenn die Abbildungen einen Farbverschnitt zeigen. Erscheinungsjahr: 01.05.2025 Autoren: Newbery, Lee Seitenzahl/Blattzahl: 368 Themenüberschrift: JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General Keyword: gifts for 10 year olds girls; gifts for 9 year old girls; 11 year old girl gifts; 8 year old girl gifts; gifts for 10 year old boys; gifts for 11 year old boys; presents for 10 year old girls; 9 year old girl gifts; 10 year old gifts for boys; gifts for 9 year old boys; gifts for 8 year old boys; presents for 8 year old girls; gifts for boys age 11; 10 year old boy gifts; tween girls gifts; gifts for kids 8-12; top gifts for boys age 12; tom fletcher; the danger gang; strangeworlds travel agency; sophie anderson; a clock of stars; magic Fachschema: Abenteuer / Kinderliteratur, Jugendliteratur Fachkategorie: Kinder/Jugendliche: Action- und Abenteuergeschichten~Kinder/Jugendliche: Freundschaftsgeschichten~Kinder/Jugendliche: Allgemeine Interessen: Städte und Stadtleben~Kinder/Jugendliche: Persönliche und soziale Themen: Diversität, Gleichberechtigung und Inklusion Interesse Alter: empfohlenes Alter: ab ca. 8 Jahre Altersempfehlung / Lesealter: 18 ab Alter: 8 bis Alter: 13 Imprint-Titels: Puffin Books Länge: 198 mm Breite: 129 mm Höhe: 35 mm Gewicht: 500 gr Produktform: Kartoniert Genre: Importe