The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone

Jaclyn Moriarty

ISBN 10: 1760875414 / ISBN 13: 9781760875411

Published by A&U Children's, 2024

Jaclyn Moriarty, A&U Children's. NOTABLE BOOK: 2018 CBCA Book of the Year, Younger Readers I was ten years old when my parents were killed by pirates. This did not bother me as much as you might think - I hardly knew my parents. Bronte Mettlestone's parents ran away to have adventures when she was a baby, leaving her to be raised by her Aunt Isabelle and the Butler. She's had a perfectly pleasant childhood of afternoon teas and riding lessons - and no adventures, thank you very much. But Bronte's parents have left extremely detailed (and bossy) instructions for Bronte in their will. The instructions must be followed to the letter , or disaster will befall Bronte's home. She is to travel the kingdoms and empires, perfectly alone, delivering special gifts to her ten other aunts. There is a farmer aunt who owns an orange orchard and a veterinarian aunt who specialises in dragon care, a pair of aunts who captain a cruise ship together and a former rockstar aunt who is now the reigning monarch of a small kingdom. Now, armed only with her parents' instructions, a chest full of strange gifts and her own strong will, Bronte must journey forth to face dragons, Chief Detectives and pirates - and the gathering suspicion that there might be something more to her extremely inconvenient quest than meets the eye. From the award-winning Jaclyn Moriarty comes a fantastic tale of high intrigue, grand adventure and an abundance of aunts. PRAISE FOR THE KINGDOMS AND EMPIRES BOOKS 'Charms, thrills and delights . brilliantly evoking echoes of Diana Wynne Jones.' Garth Nix, bestselling author of the Keys to the Kingdoms series 'Brimming with bright new magic . Just perfect.' Karen Foxlee, award-winning and bestselling author of Dragon Skin 'It's my favourite book ever. I want to put it in a glass case to look at always. 5 stars!' Daisy, age 7 'Humorous, whimsical and beguiling . intricately and ingeniously plotted tale.' The Australian 'A middle-grade version of Terry Pratchett's Discworld - fantasy adventure steeped in humour, with a touch of satire, and set in a whimsical secondary world of the highest order.' Booklist (starred review). Seller Inventory # 9781760875411-RETAIL

Synopsis:

Bronte Mettlestone is ten years old when her parents are killed by pirates.

This does not bother her Her parents ran away to have adventures when she was a baby. She has been raised by her Aunt Isabelle, with assistance from the Butler, and has spent a pleasant childhood of afternoon teas and riding lessons. Now, however, her parents have left detailed instructions for Bronte in their will. (Instructions that, annoyingly, have been reinforced with faery cross-stitch, which means that if she doesn't complete them, terrible things could happen!) She travels the kingdoms, perfectly alone, delivering gifts to 10 other a farmer aunt who owns an orange orchard, a veterinarian aunt who specializes in dragon care, a pair of aunts who captain a cruise ship, and a former rock star aunt who is now the reigning monarch of a small kingdom.

But as she travels from aunt to aunt, Bronte suspects there might be more to this journey than the simple delivery of treasure.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of ...
Publisher: A&U Children's
Publication Date: 2024
Binding: Paperback
Illustrator: Kelly Canby
Book Type: Paperback