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The Ten Riddles of Eartha Quicksmith
- Quicksmiths, Book 1
- Narrated by: Nicolette Chin
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
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Publisher's summary
A Guardian Booksellers' Book of the Year
Chosen by Science Museum Group for the Gadgeteers STEM Summer Reading Challenge
Selected for the Schools Love Reading program
When Kip Bramley receives a cryptic invitation, delivered by a beetle-shaped drone that appears to be breathing, his world changes forever. Soon he finds himself chasing riddles and solving puzzles set 400 years earlier by a mysterious genius. Kip, his new friends, and their furry sidekicks must stay one step ahead to find the Ark of Ideas. But dark forces are closing in and getting closer...
Find out more at quicksmiths.com
This book is for you if you like: Big Hero 6; Mr. Lemoncello's Library; Gravity Falls; Escape Room; Wonderscape; A Wrinkle in Time; the Puzzled series; A City of Ember; Harry Potter; Artemis Fowl; Roblox inventing games.
Ten Riddles belongs on these bookshelves: clean fiction; science fantasy books for kids 8-12; diverse books for kids 8-12; action adventure books for girls and boys; STEM fiction for girls and boys; adventure suspense; middle grade fantasy; books for tweens; books for crossover listeners; books for reluctant listeners; books with plot twists; riddles for kids; puzzles for kids.
Critic reviews
"Extraordinary"
The Observer
"Deeply hilarious, highly intelligent"
Children's Books Ireland
"A mind-blowing, puzzle-packed, epic adventure ... such a fantastic book, packed with so many ideas ... it's hard to sum it up in one sentence!"
Kieran Larwood
"An ideal choice for whole class reading"
readingzone.com
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