The Book of Fatal Errors
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2020

The Book of Fatal Errors

By Dashka Slater

Part of the The Feylawn Chronicles series

A boy's summer adventure leads to magical creatures and dangerous secrets.

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336 pages
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Rufus, known for his blunders, escapes to his grandfather's mysterious homestead for the summer. There, he and his cousin Abigail encounter feylings, magical creatures seeking a way home. As Rufus helps them, he uncovers ancient secrets and faces perilous truths. Each decision could be his last mistake or a new beginning. Will Rufus find his path or fall victim to his own errors?

From the publisher

Award-winning author Dashka Slater spins a tale of friendship, magic, and eternal life in The Book of Fatal Errors, an evocative and witty middle-grade fantasy. Rufus doesn’t just make mistakes - he makes fatal errors. Clumsy and awkward, he feels entrapped by his teasing classmates and their constant laughter. But now it is summer. Rufus is free. He roams the wildlands of his grandfather’s mysterious homestead, blissfully unaware of the danger up ahead. And there is much danger. Rufus and his snooty cousin Abigail soon become entangled in the tantalizing world of the feylings, mischievous fairly-like creatures desperate to find their way home. In helping the feylings, Rufus tumbles down a dark path rich with age-old secrets and difficult truths. Any move he makes might be his final fatal error. Or perhaps, his most spectacular beginning.

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Format
Hardcover
Pages
336
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Themes & topics
Books about magicBooks about familyBooks about fairiesBooks about cousinsBooks about mythical creatures
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Published
July 7, 2020
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Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780374301194

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