Eleven year old twins Lily and Oz are about to move into a new home their father just inherited from his Great Uncle Pierre. Why the house suddenly turned up when the uncle left this Earth decades earlier is just one of the little inconsistencies that weave together into a sugary sweet, feline infested magical adventure.
Lily, whose dyslexia has left her feeling stupid, is the first family member to acknowledge she can hear the golden cat, Demerera speaking to her. Her twin brother, Oz, a violin-playing genius, will join Lily shortly in this altered version of reality.
The third member of their team, Caydon the local eleven year old skateboarding pro, is about to find out he is a witch. Following the directions of their fearless feline leader, the intrepid trio will hop a bus and head to MI6 where the security will be as surprised as you are that the cat's pass works and the awestruck children are about to be ushered into the world of James Bond and Moneypenny.
If you know a child who enjoys adventure spun in a bit of sugary treat and a web of imagination but nothing too dark, here is your story.
There is a gang... the Schmertz Gang...and they want to rule the world. They will stop at nothing to get the recipe for immortality and that recipe was concocted by Great Uncle Pierre and his two brothers. No garden variety chocolatiers these three, they had invented a recipe with magical powers.
A magical rat, a magical cat, a pair of twins, one skateboarding witch are determined to defeat this nefarious plot.
If this is your thing, the imagination and fun here will delight and the adventure will keep the pages turning. The author has also penned Beswitched and Magicalamity which would entertain a reader who finds this style enjoyable. The imagination/adventure combination has reminded some readers of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
293 pages Ages 8-11 978-0385743013
