Shortlisted for: Costa ChildrenÂ’s Book Award

Stuart Horten - ten years old and small for his age - moves to the dreary town of Beeton, far away from all his friends. But in Beeton begins the strangest adventure of Stuart’s life. He is swept up in a quest to find his great-uncle’s lost workshop – a workshop stuffed full with trickery and magic.

There are clues to follow and puzzles to solve, but what starts as fun ends up as danger, and Stuart begins to realise that he canÂ’t finish the task by himself.....