Product Overview
Temora Murphy is eleven years old. She lives in a world where she never really fits. The other girls make fun of her. She's not the "right" sort of girl for anyone – least of all her mother. On the candles of her birthday cake, she wishes for escape. Like magic, in a black pearl box at the bottom of her garden, books begin to appear. The books help her to leave her world and find another where she belongs.
On her twelfth birthday, Temora makes another wish, a wish that alters her life forever. Temora Tempest is welcomed into a world within a book, where everyone else has been waiting for her. But when some of the other apprentices fall victim to a magical disease that could only be caused by one person – a monster thought long dead – Temora realises that there can be darkness in every story. And that it might be her job to save everyone.
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Temora and the Wordsnatcher is a literary children's story; a portal fantasy work, featuring a diverse cast of characters and a protagonist who marches to the beat of her own drum.
Awards & Nominations:
Winner (1st place) of The Forevability Books Awards 2024 Category 2
Praise for Temora and the Wordsnatcher:
"Words can affect us in different ways – and this book shows what kind of power words can have over us in different settings and with different people. ... I loved this book and its celebration of words – it stands out as one that I think will appeal to lots of readers ..." - Ashleigh Meikle, The Book Muse
"Highly recommended fantasy." - The Sunday Telegraph
"A complex read for independent readers who would like to find themselves in their favourite stories ..." - Barbara Braxton, The Bottom Shelf
