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Small Change for Stuart
(5 reviews with an average rating of 5 out of 5)
Publisher: Doubleday
When Stuart and his parents move to his father’s hometown of Beeton, he is intrigued to learn that there was a magician in the family – Great-Uncle Tony – who mysteriously disappeared nearly fifty years earlier. Following a series of clues left by his ancestor, Stuart attempts to uncover the mystery of his great-uncle’s disappearance and discover the whereabouts of the magician’s lost workshop. When he realises that devious Beeton resident Jeannie wants the workshop for herself, he enlists the help of his new neighbour, April and together they embark on a magical mystery tour of the town.
This humorous adventure is accompanied by atmospheric ink drawings, making this an attractive and compelling book for confident boy and girl readers.
What you thought...
Average rating:
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Akbar, 02 February 2013
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A small change for Stuart is an amazing book that has great humor, it is also very entertaining and interesting, and I always want to read more. hope you make a second book.
Eric, 16 December 2012
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I think this book is very good beause it has a great mystery about stuart finding about his life history. Unfortunatly his name looks like this S.horten which also says shorten so he thinks his life isn't the best of lives. I love this book it has some funny sides to it but it also has a great mystery about his life because he does find out most of his past family have been some sort of blacksmith and the finds out that his great-uncle was a magician makes want to find out lots more about ...
Kieran, 16 December 2012
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Great book! i will definately be reading the sequel
Annabel, 08 December 2012
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I loved this book. It was quirky and original but had a sense of nostalgia about it. For me, it’s everything a children’s book should be.
Jon, 31 August 2012
this book was a very good book for me as it was to do with magic and investigation and the character taking risks.