The Deavys
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- £6.99
Publisher Description
A decidedly non-Ordinary family (and their talking cat) must embark on a magical mission in this YA fantasy from a #1 New York Times–bestselling author.
For any normal teenage boy, having two and a half younger sisters would be enough to deal with. But Simwan Deavy's life isn't normal. His family is non-Ord—short for "non-Ordinary" —which means that at school, he and his sisters learn hexing and enchanting along with history and math. It also means they have a ghost for an uncle and a cat who talks. Still, everything is going well for Simwan—until a bottle of Truth is stolen from the local pharmacy. Now the Deavys' favorite woods are under threat from development; their mother, whose life depends on the Truth, is growing weaker; and the world as they know it might never be the same.
With the help of their cat, Pithfwid, the Deavys track the loathsome, horrible Crub to his lair in New York City. But the Crub has laid traps, turning a dangerous city into a deadly one. To succeed at their mission, the Deavys will have to stick together—or the Truth may be lost forever.
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In this charming adventure, four siblings tackle the magical menaces of New York City in order to retrieve a stolen artifact. Sixteen-year-old Simwan Deavy; his 12-year-old sisters, Amber, Rose, and N/Ice (sometimes she's ice, sometimes she's nice); and their ever-present talking cat Pithfwid set out on an epic quest after the rat king known as the Crub steals a bottle housing the Truth from its hiding place in their Pennsylvania hometown. As they attempt to get the bottle back, they use their wits and spells to survive deadly traps, ravenous ogres, and other hazards of the big city. Foster (the Pip and Flinx series) creates a Potteresque world of hidden magic, where secret streets harbor mythical creatures, and the "non-Ordinary" community traffics in curious cuisine (such as roast jackalope sandwiches). There's an element of wordplay and punnery as well a dragon is accused of being "the wyrm in the Big Apple" which dances between whimsical and groan-inducing. Still, it's an imaginative romp through an entertaining world. Ages 9 up.
