Alistair Grim's Odditorium

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The odd is the ordinary at Alistair Grim’s Odditorium, a peculiar building located somewhere in the streets of Victorian London and which teems with magic. Grubb (no first name, two b’s), twelve years old or thereabouts, orphan chimney sweep, arrives at the Odditorium by accident hidden in Mr Grim’s trunk, but settles in very well, quickly making friends with its assorted magical inhabitants. When his new home is threatened by the wicked Prince Nightshade, of course he lines up with the defenders.  The action is pretty much non-stop and the fight scenes that follow are terrific. Funaro’s story fizzes with invention and the world he has invented with its extraordinary Potteresque cast of characters will delight children looking for stories that take readers far away from the everyday.   ~ Andrea Reece

Alma Books is an independent publisher mainly in the field of contempory fiction and classics. Around 40% of their titles are from English-language originals while the rest are translations from French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Japanese and other languages.  Alma Books have just launched a series of children's and young-adult titles, and promise a selection of great international authors and new talent. Their launch titles include -

Alistair Grim's Odditorium by Gregory Funaro

Gabriel-Ernest and Other Tales by Saki

Madame Tussaud's Apprentice by Kathleen Benner Duble

Stones for My Father by Trilby Kent

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time by Yasutaka Tsutsui

The Selfish Giant and Other Stories by Oscar Wilde

The Complete Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie

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