Hotel Under the Sand

This title is suitable for children of ages 12 years and over. Appealing to boys and girls alike, this beguiling adventure explores classic fantasy themes from a unique young heroine's perspective. Nine-year-old Emma loses everything she has in a fearsome storm and finds herself alone in the wilderness of the Dunes - an area desolate since the mysterious disappearance of a resort known as the Grand Wenlocke. Finding a friend in Winston, the ghostly bellboy who wanders the Dunes, Emma learns that it has been more than 100 years since the hotel with an unsavoury reputation vanished; but, unbeknownst to either of them, the long slumbering resort has just begun to stir. Allying herself with a motley crew of companions - the ghost bellboy, a kind-hearted cook, a pirate with a heart of gold, and the imperious young heir to the Wenlocke fortune - Emma soon learns that things are not always as lost as they seem, especially if you have a brave heart and good friends.

ISBN 1892391899   Weight (grammes) 213 ISBN13 9781892391896 (What's this?)   Published in San Francisco Publisher Tachyon Publications   Height (mm) 205 Imprint Tachyon Publications   Width (mm) 150 Format Paperback   Spine width (mm) 13 Publication date 01 Nov 2009   Academic level Children Pages 180   Interest age From 9 To 12 Volumes 1

"Ms. Baker has written something like an Edwardian storybook by E. Nesbit but still suitable for modern tastes and attention-spans. There are also some beautiful and ethereal illustrations by fantasy artist Stephanie Pui-Mun Law. "The Hotel Under the Sand" is smart and funny, filled with old-fashioned wonder." --i09

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