{"product_id":"9780702316081","title":"The Clockwork Friend","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Butler, Steven\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eInterest age: from c 8 years\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 4 May 2028 by Scholastic in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 224 pages\u003cbr\u003e198 x 128 | 270g\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSometimes being unusual is awesome!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe people of Middleditch have been keeping a suspicious eye on\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe Garlics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarguerite Garlic is an ex-opera singer from the big city, her\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efather, Percival, is a jazz musician, and her son, Archibald, is...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eis... different.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Archibald inherits a dented old trumpet, a love of music\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eis born in the unusual boy. He discovers that when he plays, he can\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esee the music. Each note has a colour and a pattern, kaleidoscopic\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein its beauty. But complaints come from all over the town about\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArchibald’s incessant trumpeting. It's too jazzy! I'ts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etoo noisy! It's too TRUMPETY!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeeking a place to practice his trumpet in peace, Archibald sneaks\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einto the town clocktower and builds himself a den. It is here\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethat he builds his masterpiece... A one-man band to wear on his\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eback. It's perfect!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut a twist of fate comes when a lightning storm rumbles-up over\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiddleditch and Archibald's clocktower is struck by lightning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand... and... the one-man band he'd been intending to wear on his\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eback, comes to life. Cogs...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of The Nothing To See Here Hotel series\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand Humbug: The Elf Who Saved Christmas - Steven Butler is one\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof our best loved storytellers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for fans of Wall-E and The Boy Who Made\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEveryone Laugh. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA gentle nod to Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA story about friendship, othering and synaesthesia.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Butler, Steven","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54712955863224,"sku":"9780702316081","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9780702316081.jpg?v=1794323405","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9780702316081","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}