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The Various
  • Published: 1 July 2010
  • ISBN: 9781407077819
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 448

The Various

The Touchstone Trilogy

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EBook
1 July 2010
Paperback
15 Oct 2014
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The first novel in a gripping trilogy about twelve-year-old Midge, and her discovery of the Various, a tribe of fairies whose livelihood and existence is becoming increasingly threatened.

A gritty and captivating story of courage and strength against terrible odds, this is the story of Midge, abandoned with her eccentric uncle during the holidays, and her adventures with the Various, a band of earthily realistic fairies. The existence of the Various, who are strange, wild and sometimes even deadly, has been kept secret since the beginning of time, but when their world begins to clash with that of human beings, their livelihood is threatened with extinction. This is a wonderfully imaginative story of love and loyalty, and is the first in a powerful trilogy.
  • Published: 1 July 2010
  • ISBN: 9781407077819
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 448
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About the authors

Steve Augarde

Steve Augarde was born in Birmingham, but spent most of his life in the West Country, working as an illustrator, paper-engineer, and semi-pro jazz musician. He has written and illustrated over seventy picture books for younger children, and has produced the paper-engineering for many pop-up books. His first book for older children, THE VARIOUS, won a Silver Smarties Award in 2003. He lives in Yorkshire with his family.
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Ladybird

We make growing up the best story ever! Here at Ladybird, we publish playful books for little hands. From touch-and-feel books to bedtime stories and non-fiction, we help 0-7s to learn, play and grow - sparking plenty of smiles along the way. The home of Ten Minutes to Bed, Baby Touch, Peppa Pig and Hey Duggee, we know just how to capture curious little imaginations and guide them from one story to the next.
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Praise for The Various

An exciting and absorbing novel . . . completely believable

Carousel

A charming story

The Times

The story unfolds, with its mixture of fantasy and real life, in a most engaging and enthralling way

Oxford Times

A well paced, absorbing fantasy . . . Augarde builds up the complex backstory to a brilliantly-handled climax

SFX