The Thirteen Curses

Michelle Harrison

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's UK
• Year: 2011
• eBook ISBN: 9780857074980

The second instalment in the fairy-filledThirteenTreasurestrilogy, full of fairies, magic and pure adventure from Waterstones Children's Book Prize winner Michelle Harrison. When fairies stole her brother, Redvowed to get him back. Now trapped in the fairy realm, she begs an audience with the fairy court where she strikes a bargain. Her brother will be returned–but only if she can find thethirteencharms of Tanya's bracelet that have been scattered in the human world. Returning toElvesden Manor, Red is assisted byTanyaandFabianand a desperate hunt begins. Soon they make a shocking discovery. The charms now have twisted qualities of thethirteentreasuresthey represent –thethirteentreasureshave now become thethirteencurses. The longer they are missing, the worse the consequences will be. Can Red, Tanya and Fabian find all the charms? And even if they do, will the fairies keep their promise? The perfect series for fans of Katherine Rundell and Sophie Anderson! Praise for Michelle Harrison:
'Harrison has a knack for creating stories so engrossing you won't notice when the sun begins to rise and you are still reading' Waterstones Books Quarterly
'BRILLIANT' Emma Carroll, author of Letters From The Lighthouse, on A Pinch of Magic
'Simply phenomenal!' Sophie Anderson, author of The House With Chicken Legs, on A Pinch of Magic
'Iwas utterly captivated by the Widdershins sisters' Lisa Thompson, author of The Goldfish Boy, on A Pinch of Magic
'A fabulous magical adventure' Sunday Express, on A Pinch of Magic
'Fantasy and adventure appear on every page of this spellbinding tale' Daily Mail, on A Pinch of Magic
'TheThirteenTreasuresboils with the kind of fairy that is far worse than Puck... what could be more cheering to curl up with.' Amanda Craig, The Times, on theThirteenTreasuresseries
'Flows with energy from page to page with a magical enchanting story which kept me gripped… it's a little treasure and the first of many I hope.' Mr Ripley's Enchanted Books, on theThirteenTreasuresseries
'This is an unmissable treat. Combining the faery of Spiderwick with a truly nail-biting thriller, this is first rate entertainment for children (and adults)' Books Monthly.co.uk, on theThirteenTreasuresseries
' TheThirteenCurses is so hard to put down it's almost impossible' Wondrous Reads, on TheThirteenCurses

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-title page
• Title page
• Copyright page
• Dedication
• Contents
• Prologue
• Chapter 1
• Chapter 2
• Chapter 3
• Chapter 4
• Chapter 5
• Chapter 6
• Chapter 7
• Chapter 8
• Chapter 9
• Chapter 10
• Chapter 11
• Chapter 12
• Chapter 13
• Chapter 14
• Chapter 15
• Chapter 16
• Chapter 17
• Chapter 18
• Chapter 19
• Chapter 20
• Chapter 21
• Chapter 22
• Chapter 23
• Chapter 24
• Chapter 25
• Chapter 26
• Chapter 27
• Chapter 28
• Chapter 29
• Chapter 30
• Chapter 31
• Chapter 32
• Epilogue
• Acknowledgments
• Author biography