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The Castle of Tangled Magic

Sophie Anderson

Age: 9+

RRP  £7.99

Series: Books by Sophie Anderson

The Castle of Tangled Magic

By: Sophie Anderson

Illustrated by Saara Katariina

Series : Books by Sophie Anderson

Age 9+

RRP  £7.99

The magical bestselling adventure book by acclaimed author Sophie Anderson.

Magic awaits, all you have to do is believe...

When thirteen-year-old Olia, steps through a magical doorway, she discovers another land. A land tangled by magic, where hope is lost, and a scheming wizard holds all the power.

Soon Olia learns that she is destined to save this land, but with time running out and her new friends and family in danger, she must search for the magic within herself - to save everything and everyone she loves.

The new fairy tale from Sophie Anderson, illustrated by Saara Söderlund.

An enchanting fairy-tale adventure about the power of love and courage, from the bestselling author of The House with Chicken Legs and The Girl who Speaks Bear

Extent:
416 pages
Dimensions:
198.1 x 134.4mm
Paperback ISBN:
9781474978491
Accelerated Reader Book Level:
5.6
Accelerated Reader Interest Level:
Middle years (MY)
Book Band:
Lime
Lexile:
860L
Key Stage:
KS2, KS3
Publication Date:
October 2020
Work Reference:
05788
Sophie Anderson

Sophie Anderson was born in Swansea, and now lives in the Lake District with her family. Her writing is most often inspired by folk and fairy stories, especially the Slavic tales her Prussian grandmother told her when she was young.

Across her bestselling novels, Sophie has won the Independent Bookshop Book of the Year Award and the Wales Book of the Year Award, and been shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal twice, the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, the Blue Peter Book Award, the British Book Awards' Children's Fiction Book of the Year, the Andersen Prize, and the Branford Boase Award.

Sophie's books have been translated into over twenty-five languages, and The House with Chicken Legs has been adapted for stage by Les Enfants Terribles.

Find out more about Sophie Anderson

Award-winning, spellbinding fairy-tales from one of the best children's story-tellers.

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Longlisted

Big Book Awards 2022

Bursting with positivity, it revels in sibling and parental love, friendship and the idea of what home really means.

The Times, Children's Books of the Year

Inspired by Russian folklore, this is a fairy-tale adventure about love, forgiveness and the lure of home.

S Magazine

Anderson weaves magic and folklore into a fantastically detailed world of dreams and nightmares, peopled by decapitated giants, singing gold coins and flying horses.

Daily Mail

Pure, glorious escapism.

The Times

Fantasy lovers will find plenty of scenic thrills in The Castle of Tangled Magic.

The Oldie

Sophie Anderson read-along

Want to read-along The Castle of Tangled Magic with the author? Sophie Anderson is running a fairy-tale read-along. Simply visit www.sophieandersonauthor.com to take part.

Sophie’s read-along features author videos, discussion points, activities, and competition prizes – for classrooms, libraries, and all the readers at home. Let us know if you’re joining in @Usborne @Sophieinspace #TheCastleofTangledMagic

Magic awaits, all you have to do is believe…

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