The Incredible Talking Machine
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The Incredible Talking Machine

  1. 368 pages
  2. English
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The Incredible Talking Machine

About this book

Pull back the curtain and enter a world where mystery and magic take centre stage... Twelve-year-old Tig works at the Theatre Royale, cleaning, selling tickets and doing anything else that is asked of her by her tyrannical boss, Mr Snell. But Tig will do whatever it takes to get closer to her dream – to become a Stage Manager and spend her days inventing new ways to imagine and build the intricate machinery and props that bring the exciting productions to life! But when a strange new act – a talking machine – arrives at the Theatre Royale, it moves and behaves in a way that Tig just can't work out. It's as though it's alive somehow... And when the machine appears to be hiding a dangerous secret, Tig must race against time to solve the mystery, before everything and everyone she cares about is lost forever. A gloriously gothic adventure from an original new voice in middle-grade. A gloriously gothic adventure with a magical twist from an original new voice in middle-grade. Perfect for fans of Michelle Harrison, Sophie Anderson and Emma Carroll.
Praise for Jenni Spangler's debut novel, THE VANISHING TRICK:
A thrilling, original, evocative and eerie tale - I adored it!' Michelle Harrison, author of A Pinch of Magic 'A thrilling page-turner. Madame Pinchbeck is a gloriously Dickensian villain' Abi Elphinstone, author of Sky Song 'Ghosts, gadgets, likeable villains and unlikely heroes: The Vanishing Trick is a dark and dazzling adventure' Emma Carroll, author of Letters from the Lighthouse 'A completely enthralling tale, oozing with atmosphere and originality' Catherine Doyle, author of The Storm Keeper's Island

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Information

Publisher
Simon & Schuster Children's UK
Year
2021
Print ISBN
9781471190391
eBook ISBN
9781471190407

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Chapter 1: Lights Up
  4. Chapter 2: Enter Professor Faber, Stage Right
  5. Chapter 3: An Aside
  6. Chapter 4: Scene Setting
  7. Chapter 5: Dress Rehearsal
  8. Chapter 6: Curtain Up
  9. Chapter 7: Noises Off
  10. Chapter 8: Quick Change
  11. Chapter 9: Duologue
  12. Chapter 10: Front of House
  13. Chapter 11: Blackout
  14. Chapter 12: Theatre Critics
  15. Chapter 13: Supporting Cast
  16. Chapter 14: Special Effects
  17. Chapter 15: Technical Rehearsal
  18. Chapter 16: Stage Fright
  19. Chapter 17: The Grave Trap
  20. Chapter 18: Costume Call
  21. Chapter 19: Melodrama
  22. Chapter 20: Paper the Stalls
  23. Chapter 21: Behind the Scenes
  24. Chapter 22: Exposition
  25. Chapter 23: Foreshadowing
  26. Chapter 24: The Green Room
  27. Chapter 25: Waiting in the Wings
  28. Chapter 26: Deus Ex Machina
  29. Chapter 27: Upstaged
  30. Chapter 28: On Cue
  31. Chapter 29: Final Call
  32. Chapter 30: Rising Action
  33. Chapter 31: Exeunt
  34. Chapter 32: Set Piece
  35. Chapter 33: The Tragic Hero
  36. Chapter 34: Finale
  37. Author’s Note
  38. ‘The Vanishing Trick’ Teaser
  39. About the Author
  40. About the Illustrator
  41. Copyright