Brooklyn House Magician's Manual

May 9, 2024 2:40 AM

Author:Rick Riordan

Greetings, initiate!

Carter Kane, here. Congratulations on reaching Brooklyn House in one piece. You are quite clearly descended from Egyptian royalty, with magical powers gifted from the gods.

But what good is power without knowing how to use it?

That's where this training manual comes in. It's packed with quizzes, stories and inside info on the Ancient Egyptian deities.

For those with the blood of the pharaohs, this is your first step down the path of the gods.

But beware, anything can happen in the world of Egyptian magic . . .

Forming a trio with HOTEL VALHALLA and CAMP HALF-BLOOD CONFIDENTIAL, this companion guide gives readers the inside scoop on Brooklyn House - the safe haven in New York for magicians like Carter and Sadie Kane.

Reviews

[A] tale of great charm and wit

—— Independent on Sunday

[W]ritten for children with utmost respect for and delight in their intelligence, humour and imagination

—— The Times

Clever Billy outwits a Terrible Beast who wants to eat her woodland friends. The characters are enterprising, the text surprising and the layout engaging, with paths that wind across the page and changes of perspective; and the pictures are humorous, not least the worried face of a fox dangling upside down.

—— The Sunday Times

Nadia Shireen's Billy and the Beast celebrates the experience of those often left out of picture books, with its brave brown heroine and the outrageous array of props she stores in her huge cloud of hair. Lively, energetic, full of well-timed humour (and a sidekick called Fatcat), it's a great story for everyone, especially those not used to seeing themselves centre stage.

—— The Guardian

These are the most brilliant, beautiful and silly picture-books out there at the moment. Little doorways of joy.

—— Caitlin Moran

A gripping piece of fantasy

—— Parabatai Reviews

Bloody, fast paced and adventurous

—— She Loves to Read

It snares your attention, and keeps it

—— Faerie on the Shelf

Sally Green has fully captured me with this new series

—— This Booky Place

A magical adventure that practically explodes off the page

—— Teach Primary

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