Big Change for Stuart - Hardcover

Lissa Evans

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 038561828X ISBN 13: 9780385618281

Publisher: Doubleday Children's, 2012

Synopsis

Stuart Horten (ten, but looks younger) is now the owner of a magician's workshop - except that without his Great-Uncle's Last Will and Testament, he can't actually prove it. Which is a problem, since someone else wants it as well; someone who has a lot of money. The workshop contains seven magnificent stage illusions, but when Stuart starts to investigate them, he discovers that each is the gateway to a magical adventure, with a puzzle to solve, and a clue to extract. As the clues mount up, the adventures become riskier. Friendship is strained, and danger looms and Stuart has to decide what sort of prize he really, truly wants.

About this title

About the Author:

Lissa Evans has written books for both adults and children, including Their Finest Hour and a Half, longlisted for the Orange Prize, Small Change for Stuart, shortlisted for many awards including the Carnegie Medal and the Costa Book Awards and Crooked Heart, longlisted for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction.

Review:

"A great follow up to the previous story about Stuart, once again full of action and magical adventures. A fun and exciting read!" The Bookbag "A gem for budding heroes" -- Amanda Craig The Times "An intelligent and highly engaging second story from a new talent and a rising star in fiction for junior readers" -- Louise Ellis-Barrett Reading Zone "Children of nine-plus who enjoyed reading about young Stuart who discovered his Great-Uncle Tony's wonderfully fantastic magic tricks underneath a bandstand will be overjoyed to hear the lad is back ... This story is as good as Lissa Evans' previous one and is a delight to read from the first page to the last" Newbury Weekly News

About this edition

• Publisher: Doubleday Children's
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 038561828X
• ISBN 13: 9780385618281
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288