Richly imagined, with shimmering language, steampunk motifs, and gripping, magical plot twists, this extraordinary debut novel follows a shy, fox-like foundling with only one ear and a desperate desire to belong, as he seeks his destiny.
Rife with steampunk inventions, magical plot twists, and finely detailed illustrations, the paperback edition of Mira Bart k\'s debut novel is sure to enchant..
Trinket and Arthur escape over the high walls of the orphanage and embark on an adventure that will take them out into the wider world and to Arthur\'s true destiny: to become the Wonderling and save music for everyone.
When he meets a bird groundling named Trinket, Number Thirteen gains two things: a real name (Arthur, like the good king in the old stories) and a best friend.
For lonely Number Thirteen, a shy, one-eared, foxlike creature, it is the only home he has ever known. -- Bulletin of the Center for Children\'s Books (starred review) Welcome to Miss Carbunkle\'s Home for Wayward and Misbegotten Creatures, an orphanage for young groundlings (part human, part animal) run by a cunning villainess.
This story of friendship, hope, and heroics will delight adventure seekers. . . .
Arthur\'s Dickensian steampunk world is richly imagined and gorgeously described.
Richly imagined, with shimmering language, steampunk motifs, and gripping, magical plot twists, this extraordinary debut novel follows a shy, fox-like foundling with only one ear and a desperate desire to belong, as he seeks his destiny
