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The Twelve

Liz Hyder author Tom de Freston illustrator

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Pushkin Children's Books

Published:10th Oct '24

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The Twelve cover

FROM THE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF BEARMOUTH, COMES THIS HAUNTINGLY MAGICAL NEW NOVEL, HAILED BY READERS AS A MODERN CLASSIC

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'Hauntingly beautiful' Hannah Gold, author of The Last Bear

'The Twelve reads like a modern classic, with echoes of Alan Garner, Marcus Sedgwick, and C.S. Lewis.' Essie Fox

'Dark, dreamy, surreal and beautiful.' Katya Balen, author of October, October

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It's supposed to be a treat for Kit, a winter holiday by the coast with her sister Libby and their mum. But when Libby vanishes into thin air, and no one else remembers her, Kit is faced with a new reality - one in which her sister never existed.

Then she meets Story, a local boy who remembers Libby perfectly. Together they embark on a journey beyond their wildest imagination into a world steeped in ancient folklore. Can Kit and Story uncover the secret of the Twelve and rescue Libby before Time runs out?

'Dark, dreamy, surreal and beautiful. Liz Hyder is a sublime writer.' - Katya Balen

'Eerie and beautiful, moving and magical - I loved it' - Hana Tooke

ISBN: 9781782693987

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

256 pages