But on his very first day in his new home, stuarts swept. Magic, mystery, a very strange adventure from the worlds largest community of readers. It manages to combine elements of some of my favorite american books from childhood encyclopedia brown, harriet the spy while managing to have a decidedly british flavor of storytelling. Fortunately, thats what happens in hortens miraculous mechanisms. In this book originally published in great britain, stuarts parents move him to beeton, the town his fathers family is from. Hortens miraculous mechanisms by lissa evans overdrive. Hortens miraculous mechanisms backyard book club by lissa evans from goodreads. This magical followup to hortens miraculous mechanisms continues. Hortens miraculous mechanisms book richmond public. This book follows him as he tries to unravel a family mystery.
Hortens miraculous mechanisms by lissa evans, 9781402798061, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. This magical followup to hortens miraculous mechanisms continues stuarts amazing. He discovers that his greatuncle tony was also known as teeny tiny tony horten, a great master of magic and. Enter a wonderful world filled with real magic, mystery and danger. Evans borrows several classic tropes and themesmagic, riddles, a quest, and even a night at a museumfor the entertaining story of 10yearold stuart horten often nicknamed shorten for. Alexis runs nerdy post, a fandom artwork box as well as serves as chief editor and writer on drop and give me nerdy. Trade publishing international about scholastic customer service contact us. Stuart horten, who found his greatuncle tonys magic tricks in the previous book, now must use those tricks to locate his will. Her first middle grade novel featuring young stuart, hortens miraculous mechanisms, was shortlisted for the carnegie medal, the costa book awards, and uk literacy associations childrens book award. Hortens miraculous mechanisms, a 5star read july 18, 2012 by jennifer hortens miraculous mechanisms. Magic, mystery, a very strange adventure in pdf format.
Hortens miraculous mechanisms book the seattle public. We read hortens incredible illusions by lissa evans the sequel to hortens mechanical mechanisms sterling childrens books, 2012. Stuart horten is the shortest ten year old in his grade, and if that is not bad enough, his name is written as s. A quirky, smart, charming pageturner, hortens miraculous mechanisms will enchant young readersas well as teachers, librarians, and parents.
But on his very first day in his new home, stuarts swept up in an extraordinary adventure. Hortens miraculous mechanisms by lissa evans kirkus. Horten as his name isnt bad enough, now 10yearold stuart is forced to move far away from all his friends. In its storytelling style it reminds me most of joan aiken with a bit of roald dahl mixed in. Though the black and white cover of this book stands out among the normally bright books, as does its short size, i feel like the cover is something that could have been improved. This magical followup to hortens miraculous mechanisms continues stuarts amazing adventureswith more enchantment, more surprises, and more thrills. I had read the second book before and i really liked it.
Hortens miraculous mechanisms reading kingdom blog. Small change for stuart was on the short list for the 2011 costa book award and was in the running for the guardian childrens fiction prize. Quest books based on puzzles and clues really only work if you get caught up in the main characters desire to find the answers. Published april 3rd 2012 by sterling childrens books first published 2011. Hortens miraculous mechanisms by lissa evans, 9781402798450, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
A ten yearold boy finds friendship and magic as he searches for his greatuncles lost legacy. The nook book ebook of the hortens incredible illusions. After a brief career as a doctor of medicine and then in standup comedy, lissa became a comedy producer, first in radio and then in television, before turning to writing. Hortens miraculous mechanisms and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. See all 5 formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
It is the book before hortens incredible illusions. Stuart moves away from his home with his parents to his fathers hometown so they can be closer to his moms work. Small change for stuart was on the short list for the 2011 costa book award and was in the running for the. Hortens miraculous mechanisms ebook by lissa evans. Hortens miraculous mechanisms is a story of friendship and magic. Lissa evanss route to childrens fiction author is perhaps as roundabout as stuarts adventures in beeton. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Hortens miraculous mechanisms is about a boy named stuart who found his great uncle tonys workshop. The book is filled with adventure and mystery as stuart and friends try to find his. Hortens miraculous mechanisms by lissa evans scholastic. Enter a wonderful world filled with real magic, mystery. Hortens miraculous mechanisms is the first installment in. The pace is rapid, the clues to tonys disappearance are intriguing and the characters are vividlyoften hilariouslydrawn.
When we last left 10yearold stuart, he had just recovered his greatuncle tonys longlost magic workshop. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1. Now all the priceless tricks are on display in the beeton museumand stuart is junior curator of the exhibit but another mystery. A vastly engaging, mustread mystery infused with the perfect touch of captivating conjurationer, magic. Locks and safes, originally, and then the business diversified into coinoperated machinery. Small change for stuart was on the short list for the 2011 costa book award and was. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. She has penned books for adults as well as picture books for children. Stuart horten, who found his greatuncle tonys magic tricks in the previous book. Hortens miraculous mechanisms, said stuart after a lot of thought. Enter a wonderful world filled with real magic, mystery, and danger.
H ortens miraculous mechanisms is the first book in the hortens series. Hortens miraculous mechanisms is the first installment in a new series. Longlisted for the carnegie medal 2012 and the guardian childrens fiction prize 2011. With even more pageturning action, this second book in the exciting. Though by the time the factory was conflagrated by an.
Evans does a clever job of getting all that happened in hortens miraculous mechanisms 2012 into the first couple of pages of this sequel, so readers can get the backstory out of the way and start the new adventure. Hortons miraculous mechanisms is a fantastic adventure featuring 10yearold stuart horten. It was a little longer than our previous picks, so we made sure everybody knew they could still come even if they hadnt finished. Irony runs hand in hand with just enough believable danger to create palpable tension.
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