{"product_id":"whimsy-and-woe-rebecca-mcritchie-9781460753910-rebecca-mcritchie-9781460753910","title":"Whimsy and Woe","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Adventurous and outlandish, Whimsy and Woe will hook kids in from the first page.'-- Books+Publishing on Whimsy and Woe\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e As a blazing inferno rages through Whitby City, Whimsy and Woe Mordaunt see their last clue go up in flames and their journey to find their parents has seemingly come to a fiery end. That is until the siblings spot a very familiar man in the crowd . .In the final act to this dramatic tale, Whimsy and Woe must escape villainous thieves, travel beneath a desert, climb the Mountainous Mountains and perform a death-defying trapeze act in the Benton Brothers Circus . . . all before going undercover at the annual Thespian Society Masquerade Ball.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCan they stop The Purple Puppeteer's evil plans in time and rescue their parents? Or will The Purple Puppeteer pull their family's strings forever?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom talented author Rebecca McRitchie and award-winning illustrator Sonia Kretschmar comes the thrilling conclusion to Whimsy and Woe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePRAISE FOR WHIMSY AND WOE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Whimsy and Woe has it all: incredibly courageous children (hooray!), an evil calculating aunt, the ignominious Ignatius Solt (boo!) and a despicable one-legged pirate (hiss!), captivity and misery in a boarding house populated by an outlandish clientele (gasp!) and a heroic escape from a treacherous storm, imprisonment in a swamp and a wolf with razor-sharp teeth ... all told with vivid thespian style and flair.' -- Readings\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Rebecca McRitchie knows what young readers want. McRitchie delivers a fun, energetic read in her debut children's fiction title; it is perfect for fans of Judith Rossell's Withering-by-Sea and Lemony Snicket's 'A Series of Unfortunate Events'. With non-stop plot twists, Whimsy and Woe has the ability to keep the attention of reluctant readers who will want to know what happens next.' -- Books+Publishing, four stars\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Written in a style wonderfully akin to Lemony Snicket, the quaint language and eccentric characters will capture your imagination and keep you up reading late into the night.' -- Goodreads review\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rebecca McRitchie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43176984019187,"sku":"9781460753910","price":19.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/products\/9781460753910.jpg?v=1662091526","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/whimsy-and-woe-rebecca-mcritchie-9781460753910-rebecca-mcritchie-9781460753910","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}