The Wondrous Tale Of Lavender Wolfe - Karen Foxlee

'A fabulous magical quest, strange and wonderful.' Judith Rossell, bestselling author of The Midwatch

Lavender Wolfe is a clapperdudgeon and pickpurse, with a magical secret. She is all alone on a wharf when she is snatched by Big Agatha and thrown into the galley of a pirate ship, The Good Marchioness.

Disguised as a boy (for only boys may live in the galley) and renamed Hans Whitby, Lavender has to make her home among the kitchen rats. However, The Good Marchioness is no ordinary ship. Captained by Odyessia Pleasant, a fierce pirate with long blonde hair, violet eyes and a bird's wing in place of an arm, the crew are on a desperate voyage - to find and return stolen treasure before all those who sail within the cursed pirate ship are turned to sand. Lavender included.

Lavender is quick-witted and sharp as a tack, and as her magic starts to be revealed she finds herself coming under the arresting gaze of Captain Pleasant. Will Lavender help break the curse? Or will she be just another victim of this story within a story, her true identity lost to the sands of time?

An adventure as big as the ocean and as warm as your heart. All aboard!

Perfect for:
- Independent readers aged 9+ who love magic and adventure
- Parents, teachers and librarians looking for imaginative middle-grade fiction
- Fans of bestselling series such as Nevermoor and the Jane Doe Chronicles