The Crooked Sixpence
Jennifer Bell, Karl James Mountford
Subjects
- Action Adventures - chills, thrills and plenty of spills
- Fantasy Worlds - awesome adventures of magic and mystery
Average rating
Welcome to a world where nothing is quite as it seems . . . Dive head first into the world of Lundinor in this magical adventure story for anyone with a Hogwarts-shaped hole in their life. When their grandmother Sylvie is rushed to hospital, Ivy Sparrow and her annoying big brother Seb cannot imagine what adventure lies in store. Returning to Sylvie’s house, they find it has been ransacked by unknown intruders – before a mysterious feather scratches an ominous message onto the kitchen wall. A very strange policeman turns up on the scene, determined to apprehend them . . . with a toilet brush. Ivy and Seb make their escape – only to find themselves in a completely uncommon world, where ordinary objects have amazing powers. The forces of evil are closing in fast, and Ivy and Seb must get to the bottom of a family secret . . . before it’s too late. Complete with stunning interior illustrations by cover artist Karl Mountford.
Reviews
amazing
Principal Rose Jellybaby 31.08.2023
I thought that this book was great. It had an amazing plot line with loads of surprises. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone between 10 and 12 who likes fantasy and magic genres. I enjoyed reading this book so much.
Baroness Bubbles Fascination 20.08.2023
It was really interesting to find out about a mysterious world beneath london. Ivy was my favourite character because she was adventurous. I would recommend this to anyone who loves reading about other worlds and mystery.
Principal Harmonica Pineapple 31.08.2022
incredible story of weird and wonderful things. would reccomend and my fave character was jhonny hands
Anonymous 17.08.2022
this book was really interesting because of the fact that every uncommon object has a different use
General Catapult Bouncy-castle 17.07.2022
This book was recommended to me because it is similar to Harry Potter. I find it hard to choose a book that I will really get into and enjoy, but I absolutely adored this book! The main reasons I loved this book were: 1) It was really magical, like when Ivy and Seb first found out about uncommon objects, and used a belt to fly with! 2) Ivy and Seb found out how much they needed each other, stopped arguing and worked together as a team. Like when Seb fought off the wraithmoths with his drumsticks because they were attacking Ivy. 3) One of my favourite parts was when Grandma Silvie came back into the uncommon world and saw her home after years of forgetting it! This was one of happiest and most moving parts of the book. My favourite character is Ivy as I love how brave, calm and caring she is. She showed this when she was willing to risk her own life to save her parents. She is a very lovable and inspiring person. I would recommend this to older children who love Harry Potter as it was very similar to this amazing book. It is quite scary, especially when objects move on their own and you find out how they really do this and what is controlling them. Don't read it at night if you are easily frightened (because my mum was when I read it to her!)
Baroness Pixie Quest 01.09.2021
I thought it was really magical and amazing. I loved the underground world under London. I especially liked how the uncommon objects did weird things. Really recommend this book to people who love magic and adventure.
Lord Chip Teabag 23.08.2021
Great
Countess Hopscotch Hedgehog 10.08.2021
its fiction I liked the mystery and suspense I would recommend this to a mystery lover
Doctor Aphrodite Waltzer 22.07.2021
Solo twisted I was nearly strangled
Anonymous 19.07.2021
This was a good book as it was all about discovering their family secret. Ivy and Seb Sparrow have a family secret that they dont know about. But what secret writing appears on their grandmas wall just after she fainted, what will they discover? Ivys a whisperer. That means she can feel when an uncommon object is around. They meet a boy called Valian. It was so good.
Superstar Saturn Banana 11.07.2021
I really enjoyed this book. It is scary in parts so I would recommend it for 9-11 years.
Quest-seeker Banana Bumblebee 19.12.2020
This book was one of the best I’ve ever read, I really enjoyed it and thought it was a brilliant take on magical objects my favourite character in this book is Scratch the bell because he is so funny and I really like the way he talks backwards I think he plays quite a big part in the book as he is in a lot of the big scenes with Ivy.
Anonymous 16.12.2020
Magical and lots of fun
Countess Panther Pawprint 06.09.2020
I thought this was a very good book! I found it was very well written and had an amazing plot. My two favourite characters were Ivy and Ethel. Ethel owned a funny bell shop and Ivy is one of the main characters, trying to hunt down a kidnapping association! I would recommend this book to people who love detective books and spine-tinglers!!
General Beryl Legend 06.09.2020
I really enjoyed this book. I liked how it showed that the most COMMON of things are special.
Mademoiselle Rose Palm-tree 05.09.2020
Amazing!!
Baroness Cupcake Pineapple 02.09.2020
Ivy finds out about a magic world and its magic is unbelievable. An ordinary object has uncommon powers. Can Ivy find out the truth of her family history. I would recommend it to spooky and fiction lovers.
Commander Bart Mozzarella 27.08.2020
filled with mystery and a bit of magic. i would deffo recommend this book to ages 9 to 12
Doctor Beany Hedgehog 27.08.2020
