Horten's Miraculous Mechanisms: Magic, Mystery, a Very Strange Adventure

The exciting launch title of Sterling's middle-grade fiction list: HORTEN'S MIRACULOUS MECHANISMS Enter a wonderful world filled with real magic, mystery ... and danger. As if being small for his age and also havingS. Hortenas his name isn't bad enough, now 10-year-old Stuart is forced to move far away from all his friends. But on his very first day in his new home, Stuart's swept up in an extraordinary adventure: the quest to find his great-uncle Tony--a famous magician who literally disappeared off the face of the earth--and Tony's marvelous, long-lost workshop. Along the way, Stuart reluctantly accepts help from the annoying triplets next door... and encounters trouble from another magician who's also desperate to get hold of Tony's treasures. A quirky, smart, charming page-turner, Horten's Miraculous Mechanismswill enchant young readers--as well as teachers, librarians, and parents.

Rating

3.9

Pages

272

Publisher

Sterling Children's Books

Year

2012