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Lucy Crisp And The Vanishing House

(Hardback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Lucy Crisp And The Vanishing House

Contributors:

By (Author) Janet Hill

ISBN:

9781770499249

Publisher:

Tundra Books

Imprint:

Tundra Books

Publication Date:

14th April 2020

UK Publication Date:

30th April 2020

Country:

Canada

Classifications

Readership:

Young Adult

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Fiction

Dewey:

813.6

Prizes:

Short-listed for Arthur Ellis Award - Best Juvenile/Young Adult Crime Book 2021

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Hardback

Number of Pages:

240

Dimensions:

Width 149mm, Height 197mm

Description

After moving to a seemingly quaint and quiet new town, Lucy faces a new reality in which fairies exist, weather can be bottled and witches hold grudges. Accompanied by gorgeous color paintings, this novel is perfect for fans of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, The Hazel Wood and Gregory Maguire. It has been a year since Lucy Crisp graduated from high school and she still hasn't found her calling. That is, until she discovers an exclusive arts college called Ladywyck Lodge. On a whim, she applies and is thrilled to be accepted into their program. Lucy moves to Esther Wren, the charming little town where it's based, and stays in the house her father buys as an investment- a magnificent building built by a sea captain in 1876. The house has history and personality --perhaps too much personality. . . Strange things start happening- Lucy hears voices and footsteps in empty rooms. She sees people and things that should not be there. Furniture disappears and elaborate desserts appear. What's worse is that the strange events are not restricted to her house. Lucy begins to understand that the town and its inhabitants are hiding many secrets, and Ladywyck is at the heart. As the eerie happenings escalate, Lucy fears she is being threatened -- but she is determined not to let fairy potions, spells and talk of witchcraft scare her away. Janet Hill's enchanting debut novel is part mystery, part supernatural thriller and all fun.

Reviews

Teens seeking a terror-free spine tingle are in for a treat. --Kirkus Reviews


A quirky combination of magic and ordinariness, of historic detail and imagination. Janet Hill adds beautiful colour illustrations throughout the text. The result is uniquely enchanting. --Resource Links


". . . An enchanting blend of mystery, supernatural investigation, and thriller, embellished by gorgeous colorful drawings peppered throughout." --Midwest Book Review


Teenage readers are in for a treat. --Winnipeg Free Press

Author Bio

JANET HILL is a painter and children's book author/illustrator. Her work is both elegant and whimsical, and her painting style evokes a sense of nostalgia, mystery, and humor. She has written and illustrated two picture books- Miss Moon- Wise Words from a Dog Governess and Miss Mink- Life Lessons for a Cat Countess. Lucy Crisp and the Vanishing House is her first novel. Janet lives in Stratford, Ontario, where she paints in a small in-house studio and lives with her husband, John, the manager of an independent bookstore, and their cat and dog.

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