The Moonlighters: A magical new story from the bestselling author of The Last Firefox

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Synopsis
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 unloved 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
Copyright:
2025

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
368 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780241493564
Related ISBNs:
9780241741887, 9780241493557, 9780241493557
Publisher:
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Lee Newbery
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction, Parenting and Family, Science Fiction and Fantasy
Reading Age:
8–13
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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