Shadowsmith Av Ross Mackenzie

<p><em>"Are you brave?"</em></p><p>When the mysterious Amelia Pigeon turns up at Kirby''s bedroom window in the dead of night, this is the question she asks him -- right before they tumble into a world of ancient malevolent spirits who have torn their way into Kirby''s quiet seaside village.</p><p>Kirby isn''t feeling brave at all. His mother is in a coma following a freak (or was it?) accident, and he''s hardly talking to his dad. He''s convinced a spider is spying on him, and now a weird girl in a yellow raincoat -- who claims to be a powerful, evil-banishing Shadowsmith -- is dragging him into unknown danger. How brave is he really?</p><p>Ross MacKenzie, author of award-winning <em>The Nowhere Emporium</em>, weaves a world of magic and adventure which twists and turns magnificently, and keeps thrilled young readers guessing right to the end.</p>