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'Buttons three, attend to me!
'Take me where I want to be!
'No one saw Eliza Vanda arrive in Tidgy Bay that rainy winter afternoon. The sign advertising 'Cabins for Rent' was almost hidden by a pile of builder's rubble, but Eliza Vanda didn't seem at all put out by the mess.
''This is a nice little pocket,' she said. 'It should suit us very well.'
'Life hasn't been much fun for Milly Dynes lately. There seem to be problems everywhere she looks. She's always loved her home in Tidgy Bay, but at the moment she wishes she was somewhere -anywhere - else.
'Then Eliza Vanda turns up—and magic comes with her ...
'A sparkling new fantasy adventure from multi-award-winning author Emily Rodda.' (Publication summary)
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Number 23 on the Better Reading's 2022 Top 50 Kids Books
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Other Formats
- Sound recording.
- Dyslexic edition.
Awards
- 2022 shortlisted Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards — Eight to 10 Years
- 2022 winner APA Book Design Awards — Best Designed Children’s Fiction Book designed by Hazel Lam and Jessica Cruickshank.
- 2022 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Younger Readers
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