Scholastic Inc., January 2011. Trade Paperback . Used Good. Front and back covers have light wear to edges and corners. Spine intact, some wear. Binding is intact. Pages are generally clean with minor edge or corner wear. Clearly a pre-owned and used copy but still in readable condition. We carry new and used books in our storefront. We want you to be satisfied with your purchase. Please contact us if you have questions regarding this item.

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Twins Jaide and Jack Shield are about to discover a secret - that they're Troubletwisters and must defend the world against a dark, evil force. And they're about to discover the powers that go with that secret. The exciting, mysterious first book in a major series from fantasy masters Garth Nix and Sean Williams. 'Come to us, Troubletwisters, join us ... welcome, most welcome!' When their home mysteriously explodes around their ears, twins Jack and Jaide are sent to stay with a grandmother they have never met, in a town they have never heard of. Portland might seem boring and quiet, but it soon becomes apparent that Grandma X is more than a little eccentric, and there are very strange happenings in the town. Talking cats, swarms of cockroaches, a miniature tornado trashing their room - the twins are about to find out what it means to be a troubletwister! Something growing Something read Something living Someone dead Garth Nix is best known for his award-winning fantasies Sabriel , Lirael and Abhorsen and the seven books of the Keys to the Kingdom series. His books have appeared on the bestseller lists of the New York Times , Publishers Weekly , the Guardian , the Sunday Times and the Australian . Garth lives in Sydney with his wife and two sons. Sean Williams is best known for his award-winning space opera series and is the number-one New York Times -best-selling author of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed . He is also the author of the Broken Land trilogy for young adults and the Books of the Change . Sean lives in Adelaide with his wife and family.

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Bookseller: Firefly Bookstore LLC (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 283025
Title: TroubleTwisters
Author: Garth Nix
Format/Binding: Trade Paperback
Book Condition: Used Good
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Paperback
ISBN 10: 0545394716
ISBN 13: 9780545394710
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Place of Publication: New York, Ny, Usa
Date Published: January 2011
Bookseller catalogs: Children/Fiction/Sci-Fi & Fantasy;

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