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Festergrimm

By Thomas Taylor
Series: An Eerie-on-Sea Mystery
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Festergrimm by Thomas Taylor is an enthralling children's book where young protagonists navigate a world filled with mystery and adventure. Set in a whimsical town, the story unfolds with strange occurrences linked to an ancient legend. As they delve deeper, friendships are tested and courage is summoned to uncover hidden truths, all set against the backdrop of charming yet mysterious locations.
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You might enjoy this book if you relish exciting children's mysteries filled with adventure, intrigue, and a touch of the supernatural. Set in a whimsical town, it promises thrills, secrets to uncover, and cleverly woven storytelling that will keep young readers captivated.

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When Herbie and Violet's arch-enemy Sebastian Eels turns up in Eerie-on-Sea, seemingly back from the dead, it can only spell bad news. The town may welcome his entrepreneurial scheme to resurrect Festergrimm's Waxworks, a dusty and defunct old gallery of spooky characters from Eerie legend, but Herbie and Violet are suspicious of his motives.

And when they learn the legend of Ludo Festergrimm the clockmaker, creator of a vast mechanical robot that wrought havoc in the wrong hands, they know they're on the right track. But how can they get the residents of Eerie-on-Sea to believe them?

Series: An Eerie-on-Sea Mystery

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    Nobody visits Eerie-on-Sea in the winter. Especially not when darkness falls and the wind howls around Maw Rocks and the wreck of the battleship Leviathan, where even now some swear they have seen the unctuous Malamander creep… Herbert Lemon, Lost-and-Founder at the Grand Nautilus Hotel, knows that returning lost things to their rightful owners is not easy – especially when...
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    A creepy magician with a shadowy act. A legend that goes back to the dawn of time. Eerie-on-Sea just got stranger. And darker... A mysterious stage magician has set up in the theatre at the end of the pier, with an act so hypnotic and strange that Herbie Lemon and his friend Violet Parma suspect dark forces are at work....
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  • Festergrimm
    When Herbie and Violet's arch-enemy Sebastian Eels turns up in Eerie-on-Sea, seemingly back from the dead, it can only spell bad news. The town may welcome his entrepreneurial scheme to resurrect Festergrimm's Waxworks, a dusty and defunct old gallery of spooky characters from Eerie legend, but Herbie and Violet are suspicious of his motives. And when they learn the legend...
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  • Gargantis
    There's a storm raging in Eerie-on-Sea. Has the mighty Gargantis come back from the deep...? When an ancient bottle is found washed up on the beach after a ferocious electrical storm, all the residents of Eerie-on-Sea seem to want it... but should they in fact fear it? Legend has it that the bottle contains an extraordinary secret that spells doom...
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In Festergrimm, Thomas Taylor offers an imaginative and thrilling adventure set in the mysterious Eerie-on-Sea. Reviewers praise the book for its strong characterisation and engaging voices of Herbie and Violet. The series maintains its sense of creepiness and humour, while Taylor's writing weaves an enchanting and atmospheric tale that engrosses readers.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781529502121

Publisher: Walker Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 September 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Walker Books Ltd

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 202.0mm

Weight: 200g

Pages: 320

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About the Author

Thomas Taylor is an award-winning author-illustrator for children. He illustrated the cover for the very first Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone and has since gone on to write and illustrate several picture books and young novels; most recently he illustrated Scarlett Hart: Monster Hunter, written by Marcus Sedgwick. This is his fourth title in the Legends of Eerie-on-Sea sequence; the first, Malamander, was published to huge acclaim in 2019 and was followed by the equally popular Gargantis and Shadowghast. Thomas lives on the south coast of England and can be found on Facebook and Twitter: @ThomasHTaylor

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