Chris Priestley
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Description
Alex joins his father on a business trip to Amsterdam. With a friend he visits the usual sights but also coffee shops and flea markets off the beaten track. At one of these markets Alex spots an ancient-looking mask. Before he knows what he's doing he buys it. Later, when he puts the mask on, Alex is sucked into a parallel Amsterdam, one from centu
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2014
Description
In a harbour town long ago, a boy is entranced by his uncle's stories of adventure in lands far away. Ignoring the crazy talk of the harbour pilot's son about the uncle being the Devil, the boy boards a ship with his uncle. But the uncle soon makes enemies of the captain and crew and, in frustration at their superstition, kills an albatross that ha