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| Genre/Form: | Fantasy fiction Children's stories Juvenile fiction Fiction |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Elementary and junior high school, Fiction |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Jeremy De Quidt; Gary Blythe |
| ISBN: | 9780385751803 038575180X 9780385751803 9780375893667 0375893660 9781849920049 1849920044 9780385751810 0385751818 |
| OCLC Number: | 652522820 |
| Awards: | Shortlisted for Waterstone's Children's Book Prize 2010. |
| Description: | 356 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Responsibility: | Jeremy de Quidt ; with illustrations by Gary Blythe. |
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Abstract:
What good is a toy that will wind down? What if you could put a heart in one? A real heart. One that beat and beat and didn't stop. What couldn't you do if you could make a toy like that? From the moment Mathias becomes the owner of a mysterious piece of paper, he is in terrible danger.
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"Pacy, exciting and inventive" Guardian 20080830 "The sense of menace is maintained throughout and culminates in a chilling climax. Simply and effectively written and very visual, it all fits together like clockwork" The Bookseller 20080815 "Fantastic story set in an imaginary world" School Librarian 20081001 "This is a world of shadows and terror told with the utmost conviction. A remarkable debut novel" -- Enid Stephenson Carousel 20081015 "This is beautifully produced, and worth reading aloud to 9+" -- Amanda Craig The Times 20081025 Read more...
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