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The Humming Machine

  • Imprint: Young Corgi

  • ISBN: 9780552568388

  • Length: 138  Pages

  • Dimensions: 198mm x 10mm x 129mm

  • Weight: 107g

  • RRP: £5.99

The Humming Machine

Great-grandpa Toby is making so much NOISE! And if Tam can hear the clamour coming from his humming machine, the fairies will too. And soon enough, on the night of a blue moon, Great-grandpa Toby vanishes without a trace. While battling nightmarish fairies and decoding the words of the Flame-Reader, Tam eventually discovers his Great-grandpa has been captured by the beautiful Damson Hag, and turned into a nine-year-old boy! Bewitched, fed only with rose petals, and mournfully playing the humming machine to himself, Great-grandpa Toby is tempted to stay in Faery Land and be young for ever... Unless Tam has anything to do with it.

  • Imprint: Young Corgi

  • ISBN: 9780552568388

  • Length: 138  Pages

  • Dimensions: 198mm x 10mm x 129mm

  • Weight: 107g

  • RRP: £5.99

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About the Author

Berlie Doherty

Berlie Doherty is one of Britain's best loved and most distinguished writers for young people. She has won many awards, including the Carnegie Medal for both DEAR NOBODY and GRANNY WAS A BUFFER GIRL. She has also written for adults, and writes plays for radio, theatre and television. She was born in Liverpool and now lives in the Peak District.

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