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Will have readers tumbling through the pages Deeply immersive full of both heft and humorSoman Chainani New York Times bestselling authorof The School for Good and Evil series
One of those special books that only comes around every so often An absolute revelationSLJ starred review
For fans of Nevermoor and Howls Moving Castle comes an epic fantasy about a girl with the ability to unlock anythingincluding the empires darkest secrets
Melanie Gate is a foundling with a peculiar talent for opening the unopenableany lock releases at the touch of her hand One night her orphanage is visited by Traveler a gearling automaton there on behalf of his magical mistress who needs an apprentice pronto When Melanie is selected because of her gift her life changes in a flash and in more ways than she knowsbecause Traveler is not at all what he seems But then neither is Melanie Gate
So begins an epic adventure sparkling with magic wit secret identities stinky cats fierce orphan girls impostor boys and a foundling and gearling hotly pursued by the most powerful and dangerous wizard in the land
Actionpacked yet layered The LockEater is a mix of lush worldbuilding high stakes humor and emotional hefta pageturner and so much more
A new classic Perfect for fans of Ursula LeGuin and Diana Wynne Jones Eliot Schrefer author of The Lost Rainforest series
Startlingly deep while maintaining its swift pace BCCB starred review
Will delight An entertaining pageturner GeekMom
Incredibly memorable Vibrant and skillfully wrought Betsy Bird for a Fuse 8 Production/SLJ
Inventive and lighthearted yet still plumbs areas of darkness and loss The Horn Book
Expansive adventure intricate worldbuilding and a memorable cast will immerse readers PW
A magical world unlike any other Cracking the Cover
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