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Abi and her two step-brothers, Max and Louis, find that strange things happen when they are alone in their eerie, ivy-covered new house. Abi, reading alone, finds herself tumbling deep into books, while Louis summons a startling guest through his bedroom window. Even Max has started to notice shapes in the shadows.
Their busy parents see none of it, but Louis’s secret visitor is growing too alarming to keep hidden, and he finds he cannot manage without Max and Abi’s help. Can they find out where the mysterious creature has come from—and how to get it back there
A beautiful and spell-binding novel about magic, family, an old house, and a mysterious visitor
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“McKay draws on her genius in creating amiable, chaotic families containing members with their own personal dramas; the clan is an endearing one, and their frustrations with family and friends seamlessly blend into the fantasy element.”
— Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (starred review)
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“McKay leaves enticing ambiguity between the real and fantastical, creating an unassailable magic of her own in an incandescent portrait of family, friendship, and imagination.”
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“A perfect mix of magic and realism.”
— School Library Journal (starred review)
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About Hilary McKay
Hilary McKay was born in Boston, Lincolnshire. Her first book, The Exiles, about an unusual family called the Conroys, was published in 1991 and went on to win the Guardian Children’s Fiction Award. The sequel, The Exiles at Home, won the Smarties Prize, and a third volume, The Exiles in Love, was also acclaimed.