A Rye Path: The Four Stones

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Nine-year-old Giovanni, or Gio for short, always felt that time moved differently for him. And on the night of his ninth birthday, the familiar walls of his home in Surrey England dissolve into something impossible. Beneath his bedroom floorboards, Gio discovers a hidden door that takes him to a land of wonders and dangers. With his T-Rex head torch, Gio starts a journey that's as much about finding his way home as it is about finding himself; never mind saving a world he never knew existed!

He's joined by his six-year-old brother. Stubborn, fearless and with a hidden secret. Together, they meet a cast of unforgettable characters. Alfonso, a heroic horse with a thick Scottish accent. Mo, a cynical sea turtle. And talking stones who remember a time before the shadows fell over the land. But a great evil and unknown creature is devouring all the land's magic. To defeat it, the brothers must overcome a host of challenges, together. And in a world where everything is backwards, only a brother's love can set things right again. This novel is for middle-grade children aged 8+. It contains mild age appropriate violence, threat and mild rude humour - bumstick.
NO AI / LLMs have been used in the creation of this books copy, ideas or the cover illustration. In book illustrations have been created with the support of OpenAI under CC0.