The Magic Place

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From the start of meeting one character in the story (will give no spoilers) I personally knew who he was going to be and why he was there and I was very glad that I was right. Known for his instantly recognisable style, Chris is the acclaimed illustrator of the iconic covers for Philip Pullman's La Belle Sauvage and The Secret Commonwealth and the award-winning H is for Hawk, as well as the creator of a host of picture books, including the bestselling George and the Dragon and One Smart Fish . Here was weatherboard suburbia that stretched like an infinite Legoland, and Japanese cars that shone in the sun with a migrainous glare.

She glimpses the sky through looking up the chimney in her cellar, until one day she looks out of a window in the house and sees the magic place she has imagined… Then follows a great adventure through the Great Black City as Clementine miraculously escapes and tries to find her magic place. She manages to keep her defiance and gets back at her aunt and uncle is some small ways, even though she knows she will be punished. If your looking for a quick middlegrade about a girl finding her own power, a family reunion and a cute cat keep on reading.We have people and automated systems that specialise in detecting fake reviews submitted to our Platform. I didn't really know what to expect when I picked this up, but the mention of magic and the beautiful cover had me intrigued. I was certain that I had already seen the Castle of If where the Count of Monte Cristo was imprisoned.

Mi è piaciuta molto l’ambientazione, mi ha rievocato l’atmosfera cupa di una Londra passata, e ho apprezzato alcuni elementi classici che sono presenti nel romanzo come: la bambina maltrattata che sogna un posto migliore e gli zii crudeli.

However, I felt that the Grimbles constant escapes from the large crowd of people wasn’t entirely feasible. Ha sempre vissuto segregata fra le mura – e spesso addirittura in uno stanzino in grado di contenere a malapena un letto e delle coperte lise – di una costruzione grigia e triste, immersa nel lugubre oceano di una Grande Città Nera, fatta di tanti palazzi e priva di ogni colore. Her aunt and uncle are con artists, but Clementine's life changes when her uncle forgets to lock the door into the attic one day and she is finally able to see more of the world.