Overview

Bestselling author Alex Bell serves up mystery and dark humour aplenty in this Roald Dahl-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 … A creepy mystery adventure packed with Willy Wonka-inspired humour and characters. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 8+

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Author:   Alex Bell ,  Nan Lawson
Publisher:   HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint:   Barrington Stoke Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 13.00cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 19.80cm
Weight:   0.200kg
ISBN:  

9781781128756

ISBN 10:   1781128758
Pages:   120
Publication Date:   04 September 2019
Recommended Age:   From 8 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  Young adult ,  Children / Juvenile ,  Teenage / Young adult
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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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

Author Information

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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