Paradise Sands

Written and illustrated by Levi Pinfold

A girl must outwit a mysterious ruler to escape a ghostly hotel.

4.2 Goodreads · 488 ratings

40 pages· ~530L

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Bookroo's summary

In the ghostly Paradise Sands hotel, a young girl and her brothers are trapped by the enigmatic Teller. To escape and return to their mother, she strikes a perilous bargain. Can her determination break the spell, or will they remain in this haunting paradise forever? Discover the twists of this modern fairy tale, where every choice could mean freedom or eternal captivity.

From the publisher

A captivating tale of eerie places and mystical bargains, sumptuously illustrated by Kate Greenaway Medalist Levi Pinfold Washed clean in his pool, we fall under his rule . . . Away from what is, we all are now his. When a young girl and her older brothers step into the ghostly Paradise Sands hotel, they fall under the rule of the mysterious Teller. The girl makes a deal with the commanding creature to free them all from his haunting paradise–and let them return to their mother, white roses in hand. But can the girl, determined as she is, hold up her side of the bargain? A contemporary story with the feel of a classic fairy tale, Levi Pinfold’s Paradise Sands is lush with enchanting illustrations, rendered in a muted palette with the artist’s distinctive stylistic realism.

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