ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Laura Wood won the inaugural Montegrappa Scholastic Prize for New Children’s Writing with her first novel, Poppy Pym and the Pharaoh’s Curse. Since then, she has been shortlisted for the Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Award and is currently working on more books in the Poppy Pym series. Laura has recently completed her PhD in English Literature at the University of Warwick. She loves Georgette Heyer novels, Fred Astaire films, travelling to far-flung places, recipe books, cosy woollen jumpers, crisp autumn leaves, new stationery, salted caramel, dogs, and drinking lashings of ginger beer.

Like I said, if you haven’t read

my first book you really definitely should.

Look at all of these great reviews!

“I foretell that you will love this book”

Madame Pym, prognosticator, predictionist

and all around mind-reader

“Simply smashing”

Luigi, lion tamer

“Rooooooar”

Buttercup, the Lion

“★ ★ ★ ★ ★”

The Magnificent Marvin

(It’s shiny and gold and you will totally LOVE it!) Love, Poppy xx