Malamander (An Eerie-on-Sea Mystery)

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Kids who can handle a scare or two will enjoy the action, adventure, magic, and mystery along the way.

Your class will look at definitions and place the words into the sentences given, in the context of the story.Read an extract from the book here, or download our questions to use for discussion in your own book club. Violet’s parents’ entry is crossed out in red, and Herbie apologizes while giving Violet her parents’ lost belongings. Young Herbert Lemon has an honest heart and that matters a lot in Thomas Taylor’s story of magic and mystery. Bought in a frenzied eight publisher auction, Malamander sold in 12 foreign territories before it was even published, and was a children’s bestseller on release.

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Discover July’s book club title, winner of the 2021 Awesome Book Award, Malamander by Thomas Taylor (Walker Books). Sony Pictures have secured the film rights for the movie adaptation and Game of Thrones’ Alfie Allen has lent his voice to the audiobook edition.

The hotel’s owner, Lady Kraken, says, “I have no doubt [Violet’s dad] wanted the egg, too, and no doubt that the malamander devoured him for his trouble. I’ve always lived near the sea, and seaside towns have always featured in my life, but it was only a few years ago that I finally came to live in one. Your class will explore retrieval, inference and vocabulary based questions, and answer using their knowledge, understanding and comprehension skills. When the first book Malamanderwas published in 2019, it was an instant hit with kids, parents, teachers and librarians who loved the mysterious characters and gripping plot-twists.This is fantastical storytelling at it's best with a Dickensian cast and a terrifying beast from the deep.