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Bestselling author Alex Bell serves up mystery and dark humour aplenty in this Willy Wonka-esque middle-grade tale of toys brought to life. Shadows of teddy bears flit across windows. Dolls whisper behind closed doors. Something has gone very wrong at Hoggle's Happy Toys. But five years after shutting its doors, the toy factory is opening again, and Tess Pipps has found herself a job there. As she and her siblings start their first day of work, they are about to discover what dark secrets are lurking inside the factory's walls … Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.

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Full of deliciously dark humour and hints of Dhal - a creepy, zippy read, not the faint-hearted! -- Library Girl and Book Boy, Blog Hugely enjoyable ... There's going to be plenty of adults who will enjoy this one too! -- The Letterpress Project

"""Full of deliciously dark humour and hints of Dhal - a creepy, zippy read, not the faint-hearted!"" -- Library Girl and Book Boy, Blog ""Hugely enjoyable … There’s going to be plenty of adults who will enjoy this one too!"" -- The Letterpress Project"

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Alex Bell always wanted to be a writer, but embarked upon a law degree as a back-up plan, and spent her free time at university writing six novels. She is now the bestselling author of several YA horror novels including Frozen Charlotte and Charlotte Says. Alex is also the author of the Carnegie Medal nominated middle-grade adventure, The Polar Bear Explorers Club.

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