- Title:
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The Bookseller’s Apprentice
- Series:
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The Grandest Bookshop in the World #2
- Written by:
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Amelia Mellor
- Read by:
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Meg Dunn
- Format:
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Unabridged CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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6
- Duration:
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7 hours 37 minutes
- Published:
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October 01 2022
- Available Date:
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October 01 2022
- Age Category:
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Children (10+)
- ISBN:
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9781038620118
- Genres:
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Fiction; Australian Fiction; Children; Children's Fiction; Fantasy
- Publisher:
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Bolinda audio
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Price
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Award winning author
Australian author
Longlisted Indie Book Awards / Children's 2023
Shortlisted Australian Book Industry Award / Book of the Year for Younger Children 2023
Winner ARA Historical Novel Prize 2023
Award-winning author Amelia Mellor delivers another race-against-time adventure in this action-packed prequel to The Grandest Bookshop in the World.
Twelve-year-old Billy Pyke has a talent for sorting things out, whether it's his chaotic family home or the busy bookstall at Paddy's Market. In 1871, the market is the loud, smelly, marvellous heart of Melbourne, and Billy is delighted to work at the bookstall there for the eccentric Mr Cole.
When his new friend, Kezia, warns him of a sinister magician called the Obscurosmith, Billy can't believe her stories of magical deals gone horribly wrong – until he sees them happening. And the night that the Obscurosmith crosses a terrifying and dangerous line, Billy realises that if he wants the Obscurosmith stopped, he'll have to do it himself.
Loaded with tricks, riddles, magic and mayhem, The Bookseller’s Apprentice is perfect for Mellor fans and newcomers alike.
'Amelia Mellor has crafted a fine piece of social history as well as a riveting adventure story for readers 10+.' (on The Grandest Bookshop in the World)
Better Reading
'A wonder … [It] has wizardry, absurdism, and magic to boot, and the reader is ushered along a pacey narrative structured by bizarre challenges, puzzles, and ordeals.' (on The Grandest Bookshop in the World)
The Book Bird