Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow
by Jessica Townsend
Wunder is gathering ...Morrigan Crow has escaped her deadly fate and found a new home in the fantastical city of Nevermoor.She has also discovered that she has a strange and magical ability. But will her unique talent be a blessing or another curse? Now that Morrigan and her best friend Hawthorne are proud scholars in the elite Wundrous Society, she is sure that she's found a place to belong at last, but life is far from perfect. Can Morrigan prove that she deserves to be in the Society - or will an unexpected enemy ruin her new life? PRAISE FOR WUNDERSMITH: THE CALLING OF MORRIGAN CROW 'There is more extraordinary world-building, as well as tough ethical decisions, in Wundersmith, Jessica Townsend's superlative follow-up to the unmissable Nevermoor' The Guardian 'Townsend's world is both whimsical and familiar, her characters magical but relatable, and it's all cut through with a wickedly infectious sense of humour. Inventive, thoughtful, and an outrageous amount of fun, Townsend is now two for two in the Nevermoor series' The Au Review 'intermixes the magic of the Emerald City with Howl's pithiness, Percy Jackson's humor, [and] Coraline's darkness' Kirkus 'an amazingly detailed and fascinating fantasy world ... will keep 8+ readers on the edge of their seat' Better Reading AWARDS FOR NEVERMOOR: THE TRIALS OF MORRIGAN CROW Book of the Year, Australian Book Industry Awards 2018 Dymocks Book of the Year 2018QBD Children's Book of the Year 2018Book of the Year for Younger Children, Australian Book Industry Awards 2018The Matt Richell Award for New Writer of the Year, Australian Book Industry Awards 2018Book of the Year, Indie Book Awards 2018 Children's Category, Indie Book Awards 2018Nielsen Booksellers' Choice Award, Australian Booksellers Association Awards 2018Best Children's Fiction, Aurealis Awards 2017Younger Fiction, Waterstones Children's Book Prize (UK) 2018Elementary/Middle Grade Speculative Fiction, Cybils Award 2018West Australian Young Readers' Book Award, Younger Readers, 2019South Australian Premier's Award, 2020Adelaide Festival Children's Literature Award, 2020A CBCA Notable bookVoted #1 in the Dymocks Kids' Top 51Shortlisted for The Readings Children's Book Prize 2018
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Author Biography
Jessica Townsend lives on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. Her pet fascinations include public transport, ancient cities, hotels, opera singers, Halloween, secret societies and gigantic cats - all of which have weaselled their way into Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow, her award-winning first novel released in 2017. This record-breaking and New York Times bestselling series continues with Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow, Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow and Silverbon: The Mystery of Morrigan Crow. Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow was the biggest-selling Australian children's debut since records began. It has won the 2018 ABIA for Book of the Year, Book of the Year for Younger Readers and Matt Richell Award for New Writer of the Year; the 2018 Indie Book Awards Book of the Year and Children's Category; the 2017 Aurealis Award for Best Children's Fiction; the 2018 Waterstones Children's Book Prize for Younger Fiction and was named a CBCA Notable book.
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