The Curse of the Toads

by RebeccaLisle (Author)

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  Paperback
  2006

  $3.25

  The year is 1682. A time of watchfulness and distrust.

  
  
  

  When Reuben's grandmother is accused of witchcraft and hanged he knows he must get away before he becomes the next victim of suspicion.

  
  
  

  Reuben leaves the safety of his village. On the road Reuben is picked up by the strange Doctor Flyte and his slow-witted assistant, Baggs. The pair seem to offer help and friendship, but in return, Reuben must take part in Flyte's sinister medical show.

  
  
  

  Is the smooth-mannered Flyte all he seems? What is the truth about Baggs's history?

  
  
  

  Reuben finds himself involved in a terrifying plot that in the end threatens his own life....

• Used

  Paperback
  2006

  $5.57

  Magenta Orange is our thirteen-year-old heroine. But wherever she goes, calamity seems to dog her every footstep. Her neighbour, Daniel, tries hard to dissuade her from some of her more impulsive actions - but, inevitably, ends up inveigled into her schemes, with hilarious results. Magenta's in trouble with Daniel again - this time, for snogging the school new-boy Chad Albright on a charity Blind Date. As if this wasn't bad enough, she's been picked to go on the school outward-bound camp. It's not really her cup of tea - mix Magenta with any physical activities, and here comes disaster ...