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Better Homes and Gardens
2009
First Published
3.96
Average Rating
193
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Part of Series

In Transylvania Waters Mordonna and Nerlin should be King and Queen—but there are some seriously nasty characters standing in their way After years on the run, the Floods are coming home—and just in time, too. Since Nerlin and Mordonna fled Transylvania Waters, things there have gone from worse to much worse. King Quatorze has bled the country dry. He's even sold everyone's shoelaces. It's time for a change, time for life with a lot less cabbage and a lot more chocolate. But the Floods have to get rid of the old king first.
Avg Rating
3.96
Number of Ratings
117
5 STARS
37%
4 STARS
30%
3 STARS
26%
2 STARS
6%
1 STARS
1%
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Author

Colin Thompson
Author · 52 books

Since he started writing and illustrating children's books in 1990, Colin Thompson has had more than 50 books published. He has received several awards, including an Aurealis Award for the novel HOW TO LIVE FOREVER and the CBC Picture Book of the Year in 2006 for THE SHORT AND INCREDIBLY HAPPY LIFE OF RILEY. He has been shortlisted for many other awards, including the Astrid Lindgren Award - the most prestigious children's literature prize in the world. Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name. Colin lives in Bellingen, Australia. His books with Random House Australia include HOW TO LIVE FOREVER, numerous picture books, THE FLOODS series, THE DRAGONS series, THE BIG LITTLE BOOK OF HAPPY SADNESS picture book, which has been shortlisted for the 2009 Children’s Book Council Award for Best Picture Book, and FREE TO A GOOD HOME.

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