Age Group: 9 - 12 Years

Description:

Inkbound: Meticulous Jones and the Skull Tattoo is a dazzling, darkly funny debut fantasy from Philippa Leathley — praised by reviewers as a blend of Harry Potter and The Swifts. In a world where magical ink powers flying cities and every child receives a fate tattoo on their tenth birthday, Meticulous "Metty" Jones is hoping for something exciting — travel, perhaps, or discovery. Instead she gets a skull clutched in a violet glove. Her fate, apparently, is murder by magic. Banished to a remote Welsh farmhouse by her horrified father, Metty's world turns upside down when he disappears. Whisked away by the magnificent Aunt Magnificent to the glittering floating city of New London, Metty — aided by a living gargoyle named Pumpkin — begins to suspect that the shadowy organisation known as the Black Moths may hold the answers. A Publishers Weekly starred-review debut. Recommended for readers aged 9–12.