{"product_id":"wonderous-tale-of-lavender-wolfe-the","title":"Wondrous Tale of Lavender Wolfe, The","description":"\u003cp data-v-7d498d3a=\"\" class=\"product-keynote\"\u003eAn inventive and playful fantasy-adventure about an abandoned girl, a friendly ogress and a terrible curse from the multi-award-winning and bestselling author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDragon Skin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLenny's Book of Everything\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-v-7d498d3a=\"\" class=\"product-description\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e'A fabulous magical quest, strange and wonderful.' Judith Rossell, bestselling author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Midwatch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLavender Wolfe is a clapperdudgeon and pickpurse, with a magical secret. She is all alone on a wharf when she is snatched by Big Agatha and thrown into the galley of a pirate ship,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Good Marchioness.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDisguised as a boy (for only boys may live in the galley) and renamed Hans Whitby, Lavender has to make her home among the kitchen rats. However,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Good Marchioness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis no ordinary ship. Captained by Odyessia Pleasant, a fierce pirate with long blonde hair, violet eyes and a bird's wing in place of an arm, the crew are on a desperate voyage - to find and return stolen treasure before all those who sail within the cursed pirate ship are turned to sand. Lavender included.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLavender is quick-witted and sharp as a tack, and as her magic starts to be revealed she finds herself coming under the arresting gaze of Captain Pleasant. Will Lavender help break the curse? Or will she be just another victim of this story within a story, her true identity lost to the sands of time?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn adventure as big as the ocean and as warm as your heart. All aboard!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Independent readers aged 9+ who love magic and adventure\u003cbr\u003e- Parents, teachers and librarians looking for imaginative middle-grade fiction\u003cbr\u003e- Fans of bestselling series such as Nevermoor and the Jane Doe Chronicles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wondrous Tale of Lavender Wolfe\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- 'A teaspoon of skullduggery, a hearty dollop of swashbuckling and a barrelful of heart ... This magical tale will make any young landlubber long for adventure at sea.' Reece Carter, bestselling author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Girl Called Corpse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- 'Exquisite. A marvel of imagination and adventure.' Jaclyn Moriarty, award-winning author of the Kingdoms and Empires series\u003cbr\u003e- 'Bold, original and gloriously fantastical.' Lian Tanner, award-winning author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpellhound\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44553650110498,"sku":"9781761182020","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0052\/0785\/1042\/files\/Copy-of-Book-Template---2025-11-20T154636-103.jpg?v=1763606844","url":"https:\/\/petronella.pro\/products\/wonderous-tale-of-lavender-wolfe-the","provider":"Petronella's Gallery and Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}