The House at the Edge of Magic

by Amy Sparkes

Series: The House at the Edge of Magic (1)

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Fantasy. Juvenile Fiction. Thriller. Historical Fiction. HTML: "Sometimes you are a whisper away from magic without even realizing it." Nine is an orphan pickpocket determined to escape her life in the Nest of a Thousand Treasures. When she steals a house-shaped ornament from a mysterious woman's purse, she knocks on its tiny door and watches it grow into a huge, higgledy-piggeldy house. Inside she finds a host of magical and brilliantly funny characters, including Flabberghast �?? a young wizard who's particularly competitive at hopscotch �?? and a hideous troll housekeeper who's emotionally attached to his feather duster. They have been placed under an extraordinary spell, which they are desperate for Nine to break �?? and if she can, maybe they can offer her a new life in return... "A Diana Wynne Jones-ish adventure fizzing with imagination. Such fun �?? I loved it!" �?? Sinead O'Hart "A wonder-filled book that revels in magic and mayhem." �?? Abi Elphinstone "Wildly imaginative and relentlessly entertaining. It is a story like no other and I absolutely adored it!" �?? Da… (more)

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1. First book in a three-part series, followed by The Tower at the End of Time & The Bookshop at the Back of Beyond
2. Contains fantastical creatures, including a housekeeping troll, a sword-waving spoon, and a hopscotching wizard
3. Author interviews: https://www.timeoutmuscat.com/kids/books-2/463159-interview-meet-childrens-autho... and https://www.wordsandpics.org/2020/08/interview-amy-sparkes.html
4. Discussion guides: https://www.walker.co.uk/UserFiles/file/The%20House%20at%20the%20Edge%20of%20Mag... and https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-house-at-the-edge-of-magic-discussion-...
5. Found family trope
6. Nine's dynamic character - How is Nine's character different at the end of the book compared to the beginning?
7. This book can be described as a children's/middle-aged version of The House on the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune (

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juliasmith22 | Mar 7, 2024 |

This was such a fun read with wonderfully quirky characters. My kids and I fell in love with Erik the housekeeping troll, whose favourite possession is his feather duster. Definitely one to buy rather than just borrow.

ellecarterneal | Nov 10, 2021 |

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Fantasy. Juvenile Fiction. Thriller. Historical Fiction. HTML:

"Sometimes you are a whisper away from magic without even realizing it."
Nine is an orphan pickpocket determined to escape her life in the Nest of a Thousand Treasures. When she steals a house-shaped ornament from a mysterious woman's purse, she knocks on its tiny door and watches it grow into a huge, higgledy-piggeldy house. Inside she finds a host of magical and brilliantly funny characters, including Flabberghast �?? a young wizard who's particularly competitive at hopscotch �?? and a hideous troll housekeeper who's emotionally attached to his feather duster. They have been placed under an extraordinary spell, which they are desperate for Nine to break �?? and if she can, maybe they can offer her a new life in return...
"A Diana Wynne Jones-ish adventure fizzing with imagination. Such fun �?? I loved it!" �?? Sinead O'Hart
"A wonder-filled book that revels in magic and mayhem." �?? Abi Elphinstone
"Wildly imaginative and relentlessly entertaining. It is a story like no other and I absolutely adored it!" �?? Da

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