First published in Great Britain by HarperCollins Children’s Books in 2018
Published in this ebook edition in 2018
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Illustrations copyright © Paola Escobar 2018
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Source ISBN: 9780008229870
Ebook Edition © September 2018 ISBN: 9780008229887
Version: 2019-06-10
For my sister Hester, who is made of the same stories as me
Contents
1. The View From the Gate of a Fairground
2. No One has Proper Adventures in Real Life
6. Trouble Always Starts When You Are Out of Proportion With Who You are Talking to
8. A Bit of Nonsense Never Hurt Anyone
9. Read Outside Your Comfort Zone
11. Try to Make a Little More Space For the Impossible to Happen
15. It Just Felt Like the Right Book
16. Welcome to the Underlibrary
18. Some Books are Far Safer Than Others
19. Getting Lost in a Good Book
20. The Absolute Safest Books You can Travel Into
21. Time Works Differently in Books
23. This is Why You Should Always Follow the Rules
24. Everything has Tilted on its Axis
25. More Than Neat Plot Devices
27. The Ordinances of Bookwandering
29. Book Magic is the Only Sort We Have
31. Curiosity Creates the Very Best Adventures