A girl discovers an eccentric magic shop in London and begins a peculiar journey to rescue a missing friend. An enchanting and delightfully dark story of magic and intrigue for middle-grade readers. Deep in London on a simple alleyway, a shabby and abandoned storefront is renewed when Mr. Maddox and Mr. Ixworth, two unusual and dapper gentlemen, open their refurbished shop, " The Extraordinary Curiosities of Iworth and Maddox ," in the neighborhood of Mayfair. Nearby lives young Chloe, a girl who doesn't fit in at school and who feels estranged from her best friend and sometimes even her busy parents. A coincidental moment has Chloe meeting Maddox and Ixworth—two magicians, in fact—and their crew of tiny brownies, fairylike folk who help operate their business.
Description:
A girl discovers an eccentric magic shop in London and begins a peculiar journey to rescue a missing friend. An enchanting and delightfully dark story of magic and intrigue for middle-grade readers. Deep in London on a simple alleyway, a shabby and abandoned storefront is renewed when Mr. Maddox and Mr. Ixworth, two unusual and dapper gentlemen, open their refurbished shop, " The Extraordinary Curiosities of Iworth and Maddox ," in the neighborhood of Mayfair. Nearby lives young Chloe, a girl who doesn't fit in at school and who feels estranged from her best friend and sometimes even her busy parents. A coincidental moment has Chloe meeting Maddox and Ixworth—two magicians, in fact—and their crew of tiny brownies, fairylike folk who help operate their business.