
By Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell
Part of the Barnaby Grimes series
A mysterious parcel leads to a cursed school. Who will survive?
Barnaby Grimes, a daring tick-tock lad, delivers a strange parcel from a foggy ship to a schoolmaster, only to uncover a sinister curse plaguing the school. As eerie events unfold, Barnaby must navigate the shadows and test his skills in the ancient art of yinchido. Can he unravel the mystery before it's too late, or will the curse claim more victims? Dive into a chilling tale where survival hangs by a thread.
Barnaby Grimes is a tick-tock lad, running errands in his city, day and night, and high-stacking around the rooftops in search of new mysteries to solve. After collecting a strange parcel from a deserted ship in the fog of the docks, and delivering it to the local schoolmaster, Barnaby thinks he’s earned a moment to sit on the rooftops and eat his favorite pastry. But soon he realizes that all is not well at the school. Is the problem quite as he expects it? A gruesome tale of a school overrun by a terrible curse who will survive?”
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