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Whisperwicks: The Vanished Key: The Whisperwicks

Autor Jordan Lees
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 2 apr 2026

Notăm cu interes modul în care această primă incursiune în seria The Whisperwicks reușește să transforme lectura într-o experiență tactilă și vizuală, deși este un roman de dimensiuni considerabile. Încă de la primele pagini, descoperim un element interactiv subtil: cititorul este invitat să descifreze, alături de protagonist, mecanismele unei lumi care sfidează rațiunea. Benjamiah Creek, un băiat de unsprezece ani care se bazează exclusiv pe logică, primește un dar neașteptat — o păpușă care se transformă în pasăre — ce servește drept cheie către Wreathenwold, un tărâm labirintic unde magia este cât se poate de reală. Suntem de părere că această tranziție de la rațional la fantastic este gestionată cu o căldură aparte, oferind tinerilor cititori un punct de sprijin familiar. Pe același raft cu Katie and the Missing Kitten, cartea se adresează copiilor de peste 9-10 ani care caută nu doar o poveste cu animale magice, ci o aventură complexă, plină de mistere ce trebuie rezolvate. Stilul autorului Jordan Lees este bogat în detalii, reușind să facă orașul-labirint să prindă viață prin descrieri atmosferice, în timp ce ilustrațiile semnate de Vivienne To punctează momentele cheie ale acțiunii. Spre deosebire de dinamica romantică din The Powerless & Reckless Collection (Boxed Set), The Whisperwicks: The Labyrinth of Lost and Found se concentrează pe o prietenie sinceră și curajoasă între Benjamiah și Elizabella, o fată hotărâtă să își găsească fratele dispărut. Ritmul este alert, dar permite momente de reflecție asupra identității și apartenenței, făcând din acest volum un punct de pornire solid pentru o nouă serie de beletristică pentru copii.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780241625125
ISBN-10: 0241625122
Pagini: 464
Dimensiuni: 164 x 221 x 43 mm
Greutate: 0.64 kg
Editura: Penguin Random House Children's UK
Colecția The Whisperwicks
Seria The Whisperwicks


De ce să citești această carte

Recomandăm acest prim volum părinților care doresc să le ofere copiilor o alternativă modernă la clasicele povești fantasy. Este o lectură ideală pentru micii sceptici care iubesc știința, dar sunt gata să fie cuceriți de un univers magic bine structurat. Cititorul câștigă o lecție valoroasă despre curaj și despre cum logica și imaginația pot lucra împreună pentru a rezolva cele mai mari enigme.


Notă biografică

Jordan Lees (Author)
Jordan Lees was born in Scotland but grew up in Essex, where he still lives with his wife and young daughter. Having devoured stories all through childhood, Jordan then studied literature at university and has worked in publishing ever since, most recently as a literary agent. When not writing, Jordan can usually be found reading whatever is lying around or losing at online chess. The Labyrinth of Lost and Found is his first book.

Vivienne To (Illustrator)
Vivienne To is an illustrator and visual development artist. She has worked across feature films, television, commercials and children's publishing. She created concept art for animated movies such as The Lego Movie and Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole and was the art director on The Lego Batman Movie. She has illustrated several picture books including The Sloth Who Came To Stay, written by Margaret Wild, which was short-listed for the CBCA Award for New Illustrator.

Vivienne was born in Melbourne, grew up in Sydney and lives in Wellington, New Zealand. When she isn't drawing, she can be found knitting on the couch, watching cute dogs at the local park or lost in the pages of a good book.


Descriere scurtă

The epic conclusion to the highly acclaimed and globally bestselling Whisperwicks series.

Return to Wreathenwold for impossible magic, spectacular adventure and a mind-blowing finale. For fans of the spell-binding world-building of Philip Pullman and Katherine Rundell and the page-turning kid appeal of SKANDAR.

The magus Manfred Tarr is on the hunt for a key - a key that has been lost for centuries and which has the power to unleash a terrible darkness on the world.

To save Wreathenwold from a dreadful fate and armed only with his magic, his courage and his best friends Elizabella, Mea and Silas, Benjamiah must set out on another impossible quest to find the Three Sisters.

This dangerous journey will take them deep into the heart of the Weird Wood - home to ragwitches, root folk and half bears - and into a fierce battle with far-reaching consequences. Can Benjamiah conquer the darkness and save Wreathenwold one final time?


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'Completely fantastic' A.F. Steadman author of the Skandar series The spell-binding world-building of Philip Pullman with the page-turning kid appeal of Skandar and the Unicorn Thief. Discover a world of magic and secrets, friendship and unimaginable quests in this spectacular new fantasy series from the most exciting new voice in children's books. A boy who doesn't believe in magic. An impossible world that will change his mind. Eleven-year-old Benjamiah Creek believes in science, logic and the power of reason. He definitely does not believe in magic. But when he receives a mysterious gift in the post - a doll that can transform into a bird - he is led into the impossible (and most definitely magical) world of Wreathenwold, where dark secrets are lost amongst a vast labyrinth of streets. Benjamiah soon finds himself swept along in a dangerous quest - led by the fierce and brilliant Elizabella, who is determined to solve the disappearance of her missing brother. Will Benjamiah ever find his way home and discover his puzzling connection with this strange, enchanted world? 'The Whisperwicks is a brilliantly spun and wholly original story. This is an exciting new voice in children's fiction' Abi Elphinstone, bestselling author of Sky Song 'A breathtaking debut - I love the heartfelt friendship, fantastical worldbuilding, and sheer amount of warmth that runs throughout this book' Natasha Hastings, author of The Miraculous Sweetmakers 'Lees makes the world of Wreathenwold come alive . . . An adventure story full of twists, action and mild scares that will suit a reader who enjoys Harry Potter, or Percy Jackson, weaving together magic, mythology and human relationships.' Children's Books Ireland