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The Midwatch

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The biggest children's book of the year! The Midwatch is the long-awaited new middle-grade novel from internationally bestselling author–illustrator Judith Rossell, creator of the multi-award-winning novel Withering-by-Sea.

‘The city was stuffed full of wickedness, everyone knew that …’

Banished to the Midwatch Institute for Orphans, Runaways and Unwanted Girls, Maggie Fishbone is sure she’s in for a life of drudgery. But she quickly discovers there’s more to the Midwatch than meets the eye …

The city shimmers with jewels and secrets, and soon Maggie is thrust into an adventure that takes her deep underground, high above the clouds and face to face with danger itself.

Turn the page and prepare to be drawn into a lavishly illustrated world, brimming with mystery, unlikely heroines and an adventure as big as the sky.

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Format

Hardback

Publisher

Hardie Grant Children's Publishing

Country

Australia

Date

1 October 2024

Pages

320

ISBN

9781761212369

‘The city was stuffed full of wickedness, everyone knew that …’

The city shimmers with jewels and secrets, and soon Maggie is thrust into an adventure that takes her deep underground, high above the clouds and face to face with danger itself.

Turn the page and prepare to be drawn into a lavishly illustrated world, brimming with mystery, unlikely heroines and an adventure as big as the sky.

Format

Hardback

Publisher

Hardie Grant Children's Publishing

Country

Australia

Date

1 October 2024

Pages

320

ISBN

9781761212369

Book Review

The Midwatch
by Judith Rossell

by Alexa Dretzke, Sep 2024

Orphans are not uncommon in children’s literature. The absence of parents allows freedom from restrictions and watchful eyes; adventures and misdemeanours can blossom unrestrained. Midwatch is an institution where the most wayward young female orphans are sent. Maggie Fishbone is one of these now that the nuns have washed their hands of her. She fears a life of drudgery and boredom, but soon learns Midwatch is unlike any orphanage she has been in.

At Midwatch, she is tutored in the art of espionage, which is never boring and sometimes a little terrifying. Before long, she and her fellow inductees are joining older recruits in a mystery that will test their newly acquired skills and bravery. Judith Rossell has created a marvellous adventure mystery accompanied by atmospheric illustrations that make Midwatch an appealing package for ages 9 to 12.