The Zigzag Effect - Softcover

Lili Wilkinson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1743313039 ISBN 13: 9781743313039

Publisher: Allen & Unwin Children's Books, 2013

Synopsis

Sage gave Bianca a swift hug. 'Everything will be fine,' she said. 'You'll see.' They smiled at each other, but Sage felt uneasiness creep into the pit of her belly. Something was very, very wrong at the Lyric Theatre. Sage is delighted to land a holiday job at a theatre. Mostly because it will earn her the money she needs for the photography course she's coveted since she first picked up a camera. And working for a magician should be interesting, right? Plus there's a cute stagehand named Herb, who could make it even more interesting. But Sage, Herb and The Great Armand's beautiful assistant Bianca stay late at the theatre one night, and a wand gets broken...on the stage. Bianca is horrified, convinced they've brought a curse upon themselves. Sage and Herb dismiss her concerns as irrational superstitions - even after they are mysteriously locked in the supply cupboard. Together. Overnight. And then things really DO go wrong, at the theatre and at home. Sage must figure out who to trust, who's hiding secrets, what's real and what's just clever trickery. Because when a person truly disappears, it is likely that there are more sinister elements at work than magic... Ages: 14+

About this title

About the Author:

Lili Wilkinson was first published at age twelve in Voiceworks magazine. After studying Creative Arts at Melbourne University and teaching English in Japan, Lili worked on insideadog.com.au (a books website for teen readers), the Inky Awards and the Inkys Creative Reading Prize at the Centre for Youth Literature, State Library of Victoria. She is completing a PhD in Creative Writing at Melbourne University and spends most of her time reading and writing books for teenagers. She has written seven books that are published in seven countries. Previous Titles: Love-shy, 2012 A Pocketful of Eyes, 2011 Pink, 2009 Angel Fish (Black Dog Books), 2009 The (not quite) Perfect Boyfriend, 2008 Scatterheart (Black Dog Books), 2007 Joan of Arc (Black Dog Books), 2006

About this edition

• Publisher: Allen & Unwin Children's Books
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1743313039
• ISBN 13: 9781743313039
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 360