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By (author) Haig, Matt; Illustrated by Mould Chris

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This second magical book in the festive series from number one bestselling author Matt Haig, and featuring enchanting illustrations from Chris Mould is a perfect Christmas gift

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WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BELIEVE IN MAGIC?

It is Christmas Eve and all is not well. Amelia Wishart is trapped in Mr Creeper”s workhouse and Christmas is in jeopardy. Magic is fading. If Christmas is to happen, Father Christmas knows he must find her.

With the help of some elves, eight reindeer, the Queen and a man called Charles Dickens, the search for Amelia – and the secret of Christmas – begins . . .

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The traditional search ”n” rescue adventure, done with charm, energy and enough wit to keep even the adults who will be reading this aloud as a festive bedtime story alert . . . A lovely, warm, enveloping seasonal read

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Tells us the origins of Christmas as we know it . . . Haig gently infuses his charming book with lessons on caring for each other and the power of hope

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If somewhere in the afterlife Roald Dahl met Charles Dickens and they cooked up a new Christmas tale, it couldn”t have much on this fleet, verbally rambunctious, heart-stealing follow-up to A Boy Called Christmas

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The Girl Who Saved Christmas will melt your Grinch-frozen heart

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A plucky adventure tale in which Haig reminds us of and reworks the meaning of Christmas, pinning it onto a message of hope . . . Heartwarming

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The sequel to last year”s A Boy Called Christmas . . . will enchant children and melt the hearts of even the most cynical adults. Beautifully illustrated, and full of sly jokes and heartfelt wisdom, this is another Christmas cracker

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Oh what fun it is to READ! . . . It”s funny, sad and . . . full of wonderful characters. (We all need a Truth Pixie in our lives…)

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An evocative, inventive and lively tale full of heart and humour

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Funny, heartfelt, pacey and with brilliant illustrations . . . A homage to Charles Dickens that may well endure as long as the work of that great man himself

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Haig”s understanding of grief, cruelty and the need for hope turns a comedy about threatened elves and malfunctioning magic into a classic. A hanky for every eye and a copy in every stocking for eight plus readers, please

Biographical note:

As well as being a number one bestselling writer for adults,
Matt Haig has won the Blue Peter Book Award, the Smarties Book Prize and been nominated three times for the Carnegie Medal for his stories for children and young adults. The idea for the A Boy Called Christmas series came when his son asked what Father Christmas was like as a boy.
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Chris Mould went to art school at the age of sixteen. He has won the Nottingham Children”s Book Award and been commended by the Sheffield Children”s Book Award. He loves his work and likes to write and draw the kind of books that he would have liked to have had on his shelf as a boy. He is married with two children and lives in Yorkshire.