The Ten Riddles of Eartha Quicksmith

Written by Loris Owen

Narrated by Nicolette Chin

'Extraordinary' The Observer | A Guardian Booksellers' Book of the Year | Chosen by Science Museum Group for the Gadgeteers STEM Summer Reading Challenge | Selected for the Schools Love Reading programme

When Kip Bramley receives a cryptic invitation, delivered by a beetle-shaped drone that appears to be breathing, his world changes forever.

Soon he finds himself chasing riddles and solving puzzles set 400 years earlier by a mysterious genius. Kip, his new friends, and their furry sidekicks must stay one step ahead to find the Ark of Ideas. But dark forces are closing in and getting closer…

‘Deeply hilarious, highly intelligent...’ Children's Books Ireland

‘A mind-blowing, puzzle-packed, epic adventure...such a fantastic book, packed with so many ideas...it’s hard to sum it up in one sentence!’ Kieran Larwood, Author

‘An ideal choice for whole class reading’ readingzone.com

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This book is for you if you like: Big Hero 6; Gravity Falls; Mr. Lemoncello's Library; Wonderscape; A Wrinkle in Time; Artemis Fowl; Futurama; A City of Ember; Harry Potter; Escape Room; Mortal Engines; Roblox inventing games.

Ten Riddles belongs on these bookshelves: clean fiction; science fantasy books for kids 8-12; diverse books for kids 8-12; action adventure books for girls and boys; STEM fiction for girls and boys; adventure suspense; middle grade fantasy; books for tweens; books for crossover readers; books for reluctant readers; books with plot twists; riddles for kids; puzzles for kids.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Quicksmiths
• Release date: Nov 27, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822662735

Loris Owen

Loris Owen grew up loving Roald Dahl, J.R.R. Tolkien, Tove Jansson, C.S. Lewis, Susan Cooper and Lewis Carroll. There’s nothing she enjoys more than adventure stories about other worlds. Favourite contemporary MG authors include Philip Pullman, Markus Zusak, Kieran Larwood and Louis Sachar. Some interesting facts about Loris: she piloted a plane some time before she first got in the driving seat of a car; her fondest holiday memory is holding hands with a wild green turtle when diving in Oman; her most-played song is Spanish Flea; she enjoys a good puzzle and her favourite word is metagrobologist. Born in Bolton and made in Zimbabwe, Loris has lived and worked in several countries in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Animals and nature have always been a creative force in Loris’s writing, and you’ll always find a lovable animal somewhere in her writing.

Reviews for The Ten Riddles of Eartha Quicksmith

[Mrs Mashedduck · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Good for fans of Nevermoor, Doctor Who, Rick and Morty (for kids), Harry Potter and Big Hero 6. Magical science with riddles, twists and the cutest furry sidekicks.