The grandest bookshop in the world / Amelia Mellor.
Series: Grandest bookshop in the world. 1 Publication details: South Melbourne, Vic. : Affirm Press Kids, 2020.Description: 291 pages ; 21 cmISBN:- 9781925972955
- Cole, E. W. (Edward William), 1832-1918 -- Juvenile fiction
- Cole, E. W. (Edward William), 1832-1918 -- Juvenile fiction
- Cole, E. W. (Edward William), 1832-1918 -- Juvenile fiction
- Cole, E. W. (Edward William), 1832-1918
- 1800-1899
- Brothers and sisters -- Juvenile fiction
- Bookstores -- Juvenile fiction
- Quests (Expeditions) -- Juvenile fiction
- Children's stories
- Australian fiction
- Australian fiction
- Bookstores
- Brothers and sisters
- Children's stories
- Quests (Expeditions)
- Melbourne (Vic.) -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction
- Victoria -- Melbourne
- A823.4 23
- Winner 2021 ABIA Book of the Year for Younger Children.
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Vol info | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Junior collection | MEL | Grandest Bk.1 | Available | 062012 |
Pearl and Vally Cole live in a bookshop. And not just any bookshop. In 1893, Cole's Book Arcade in Melbourne is the grandest bookshop in the world, brimming with every curiosity imaginable. Each day brings fresh delights for the siblings: voice-changing sweets, talking parrots, a new story written just for them by their eccentric father. When Pearl and Vally learn that Pa has risked the Arcade -- and himself -- in a shocking deal with the mysterious Obscurosmith, the siblings hatch a plan. Soon they are swept into a dangerous game with impossibly high stakes: defeat seven challenges by the stroke of midnight and both the Arcade and their father will be restored. But if they fail Pearl and Vally won't just lose Pa -- they'll forget that he and the Arcade ever existed.
Ages 7-12
Winner 2021 ABIA Book of the Year for Younger Children.
