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Solve Your Own Mystery: The Missing Magic
Series: Solve Your Own Mystery
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Another fantastically imaginative detective story for readers looking for an interactive adventure.
Welcome to Haventry, a town where the ordinary and extraordinary collide! With ghosts, werewolves and zombies living side by side, trouble is always brewing. And when a fiendish crime is committed, YOU are the detective in charge of the case.
Itβs the first day of Magicon, the worldβs biggest magic convention, and everyone is in town for the event. But when all the magic in Haventry suddenly goes missing, itβs up to YOU to find out who took it and get it back in time for the opening ceremony! Should you tail the head of the powerful Magic Circle, Grand Master Dimbleby, or does the newly crowned king of the elves raise your suspicions? Could Enid the Evil Enchantress be too obvious a suspect, or is Moondance the meditating unicorn deceptively innocent? YOU decide! And you better do so quickly, because without magic to harness it, an ancient monster is rising from its centuries-long sleep under the townβ¦
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Solve Your Own Mystery: The Missing Magic
Another fantastically imaginative detective story for readers looking for an interactive adventure.Welcome to Haventry, a town where the ordinary and extraordinary collide! With ghosts, werewolves and zombies living side by side, trouble is always brewing. And when a fiendish crime is committed, YOU are the detective in charge of the case.Itβs the first day of Magicon, the worldβs biggest magic...PaperbackSold Out
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Solve Your Own Mystery: The Missing Magic by Gareth P. Jones provides a unique, interactive experience that places children at the centre of the story. Readers enjoy the imaginative detective tales where every choice leads to a different outcome, offering multiple stories and three possible endings. Unlike similar books in the past, every decision still leads to solving the mystery, ensuring an engaging read without the frustration of a dead end.
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ISBN: 9781760656584
Publisher: Walker Books Australia
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 05 April 2023
Country: Australia
Imprint: Walker Books Australia
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Louise Forshaw
- Illustrated by Louise Forshaw
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 216g
Pages: 224
About the Author
Gareth P. Jones is the author of many books for children, including the Ninja Meerkats, Pet Defenders and Dragon Detective series, and The Considine Curse, for which he won the Blue Peter Book of the Year in 2012. He lives in south London with his family.
Louise Forshaw is an illustrator (and sometimes author) living in a small town in the North East, UK. She graduated with a BA (Hons) in Illustration and Animation from Newcastle College. Louise works from home in a small studio, supervised by her three noisy and very mischievous Jack Russell Terriers.
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