New Reads: November 2022

This month, we're bringing you TWO unmissable reads ...

With Christmas just around the corner, we're bringing you the perfect gifts for that book-ish friend this month; with a gorgeous, illustrated edition of The Girl of Ink and Stars and the ending of the fan-favourite Hoarder Hill series, The Spellbound Tree, hitting the shelves. November really is a fantastic month for Chicken House publications! Whether you're adventuring on Joya or Hoarder Hill, you're bound to find yourself enveloped in the adventure of a lifetime. Here's some more information about these incredible adventures in all their glory ...

THE GIRL OF INK AND STARS: ILLUSTRATED EDITION by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

Worrying things are happening on Joya, Isabella’s once-beautiful island.

When Isa’s best friend, Lupe, disappears, Isa is determined to help look for her.

As the daughter of a map-maker, she has the knowledge needed to navigate the dark heart of the island.

A beautiful gift edition of Kiran Millwood Hargrave’s bestselling, prize-winning and critically acclaimed children’s debut, fully illustrated in colour throughout by artist Olia Muza.

Read chapter 1 of THE GIRL OF INK AND STARS: ILLUSTRATED EDITION

 

THE SPELLBOUND TREE by Mikki Lish & Kelly Ngai

When their magician grandpa is imprisoned in a snow globe, Hedy and Spencer – with cousins Jelly and Max – go in search of a magical way to free him in the final instalment of the House on Hoarder Hill trilogy.

The Spellbound Tree is the source of all magic, but to find it the talented children must fight their way through the catacombs of Paris, with the help and hindrance of ghosts and monsters.

The series finale of screenwriter duo Mikki Lish and Kelly Ngai’s acclaimed middle-grade trilogy.

Read chapter 1 of THE SPELLBOUND TREE