Wrong place. Wrong time. A boy on the run.
THE MARKET'S ON FIRE. FIRE! FIRE! THE BOY DID IT!
Smoke belches out through the market entrance.
And me?
I turn and run.
Inverness 1889.
When 12-year-old Phin is accused of a terrible crime, his only option is to flee. In the unlikely company of an escaped prisoner and a group of travelling entertainers, he enters a new world of Punch and Judy shows and dancing bears.
But will Phin clear his name?
And what can he do when memories of a darker, more terrible crime begin to haunt him?
Kids will love this hilarious fairy tale adventure packed with clever twists, familiar characters and page-turning fun.
The second book in a fabulous new magical, middle-grade series filled with adventure, wonder and wildness,
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Inverness-based Barbara Henderson is the author of historical novels Fir for Luck and Punch and contemporary Wilderness Wars. Her energetic school visits are increasingly taking her across the length and breadth of Scotland, and sometimes beyond. As a Drama teacher, she loves to get young people on their feet as they respond to stories.
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