"Frozen hearts melted in an icy tale of magic and adventure."
Amy Wilson continues to make her mark as an author of sparklingly original fantasy adventures for the young, and Snowglobe makes magical reading. Clementine’s mother disappeared when she was just two, and now ten years later, Clem is a shy, lonely girl, bullied at school for some unpindownable otherness. Wandering alone through the small town where she and her father live, she discovers a strange old house, and in it an even stranger woman. In rooms filled with enchanted snowglobes Clem makes a friend, and is offered the chance to bring back her mother too, if she is brave enough. A story of spells and sibling rivalries, of embracing who you are no matter what others think, and as much about loyalty, steadfastness and love as The Snow Queen or Tam Lin, this story will envelop readers in its beautiful icy world.
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This is a great, magical adventure, and a story about friendship and forgiveness. I would recommend this book to my friends, and we will be buying copies to share.
Snowglobe is about a girl called Clementine, whose magical mother went missing ten years ago when Clementine was a baby. One day an odd, half-invisible house appears in town and Clementine goes in. She finds that Ganymede, her secret aunt, is the owner and that she traps magicians inside snowglobes. She has trapped one of Clementine’s friends (called Dylan).
Clementine goes into the trap herself to save him, and finds that the snowglobes are ruled by another aunt, Io. Clementine starts to wonder if this is where her mother is.
This is a great, magical adventure. I really liked the characters. My favourite characters are not just the "good" people but also the evil aunts who aren't actually that evil but don't understand normal life.... Read Full Review
When daydreamer Clementine discovers a mysterious house standing in the middle of town that was never there before, she is pulled towards it by the powerful sense of a mother she never knew. The place is full of snowglobes, swirling with stars and snow and each containing a trapped magician, watched over by Gan, the bitter keeper of the house. One of these is Dylan, a boy who teases her in the real world but who is now desperate for her help. So Clem ventures into the snowglobes, rescuing Dylan and discovering her own powerful connection to the magic of these thousand worlds. Vowing to release the magicians from the control of their enchantments, Clem unknowingly unleashes a struggle for power that will not only put her family, but the future of magic itself in danger. Snowglobe by Amy Wilson is a beautifully spellbinding story from the author of A Girl Called Owl and A Far Away Magic.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Snowglobe and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
Snowglobe features in the following genres: Fantasy / Magical, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Featured Books for 9+ readers, Recommendations, Featured Books for 11+ readers
Snowglobe is available in Paperback
Snowglobe was written by Amy Wilson and published by Macmillan Children's Books an imprint of Pan Macmillan
Snowglobe has 270 pages
£7.19
