Margins
2009
First Published
3.72
Average Rating
256
Number of Pages

Sparkling debut novel combining mystery, magic, and ghosts, from an award-winning picture book illustrator. The old Dublin Button Factory hides a secret. There, Jessie meets a boy who walks through walls but can't remember his own name, and discovers the Timecatcher, a swirling, powerful Magic, which every seven years reveals the past, both good and bad, in a jumble of days. The Timecatcher is about to open now, and there are those who will go to any lengths to control it. Jessie and her friends - both ghosts and human - must stop them, before it's too late. A fast-paced ghostly adventure, sparkling with humour and heart.

Avg Rating
3.72
Number of Ratings
46
5 STARS
20%
4 STARS
37%
3 STARS
39%
2 STARS
4%
1 STARS
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Author

Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick
Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick
Author · 17 books

I am an illustrator and a writer. I create picturebooks for kids and write novels – middle grade and YA. I love to travel but, so far, my books have travelled more than me - they've been translated into many languages, including Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Persian and Finish. I'm Irish, a Dubliner, born, bred and buttered. I run on coffee and chocolate. My most recent novel, On Midnight Beach, is a YA reimagining of the legend of Cúchulainn, and it has been shortlisted for several awards, including the 2021 Carnegie Medal.

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