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The Wall and the Wing

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Strange stories and creepy characters unite in this most weird and wonderful adventure of the year.

In a vast and sparkling city where nearly everyone can fly, 12-year-old Gurl is trapped. Orphaned and lonely, she believes she is nothing more than a flightless "leadfoot", until one fateful night, when she discovers that she has the power to make herself invisible.

But even with this newfound talent, Gurl can't hide from a giant rat man with a taste for cats, a manipulative matron with a penchant for plastic surgery, and a belligerent boy named Bug.

Gradually, Gurl learns to control her power and teams up with Bug to figure out who and what she is.

Their quest takes them on a wild ride where they confront mind-bending monkeys, an eccentric genius with a head full of grass and a pocket full of kittens and the handsome but lethal Sweetcheeks Grabowski - the gangster, who holds the key to Gurl's past and the world's future!

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Product Details
0007210078 / 9780007210077
Hardback
813.6
06/03/2006
United Kingdom
English
334 p.
21 cm
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/ Key title Strange stories and creepy characters unite in the most weird and wonderful adventure of the year. / Little Orphan Annie meets Edward Scissorhands in the most weird and wonderful read of the year / For children aged 10-14 who love their stories humorous, imaginative and just a little bit dark... / A must-read for fans of Lemony Snickett, Philip Ardagh and Edgar and Ellen / Lily's Ghosts, Laura's first novel, was the winner of the 2003 Parent's Choice Silver Honor for Fiction and a 2004 Edgar Award Nominee for Best Juvenile Mystery / Film rights optioned for a six figure sum by Vint
/ Key title Strange stories and creepy characters unite in the most weird and wonderful adventure of the year. / Little Orphan Annie meets Edward Scissorhands in the most weird and wonderful read of the year / For children aged 10-14 who love their stories humorous, imaginative and just a little bit dark... / A must-read for fans of Lemony Snickett, Philip Ardagh and Edgar and Ellen / Lily's Ghosts, Laura's first novel, was the winner of the 2003 Parent's Choice Silver Honor for Fiction and a 2004 Edgar Award Nominee for Best Juvenile Mystery / Film rights optioned for a six figure sum by Vint YFB General fiction (Children's / Teenage)