{"product_id":"davidia-and-auntys-curse-ken-spargo-9781925707458","title":"Davidia and Aunty's Curse","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis time, Davidia and Slirander's adventures take them to the old clay-quarrying town of Humpletoon to look for Davidia's long-lost, distant relative, Aunt Mavis. The quarry is made up of a special seam of clay used by the town's potters to turn out specialist mug off erings which they use to compete in the Dimpletoon Mug Festival. Scrool fiercely guards the Ring of Clay, using its ancient secret of using red ruby eyes to protect its inhabitants from greedy humans whose actions will cause extinction of this lost race. The town also holds another secret - the true ownership of the land.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe only thing holding back the town from bulldozing the quarry is the council's inability to purchase the dilapidated house standing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eon the quarry edge in which lives an old \"witch\" who is unwilling to sell. The townsfolk believe she is cursed and are therefore scared\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto make contact with her. This is Aunt Mavis' way of keeping people away - camouflaging her real younger identity behind the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edirty, flowing rags and a modern home underneath the pretend, dilapidated structure, the eyesore of the town.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo help Aunt Mavis claim her rightful ownership of the quarry and save it from destruction, the girls get involved in her plan, engaging\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein secret activities including a role-play, talking with Milo Mac, interpreting secret messages from Scrool, the keeper of the Scroll\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof Scrollinger, and confronting the town's antagonists to retrieve stolen items which reveal Aunt Mavis' true identity as owner of the land.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnother fascinating adventure in the Davidia series as these best friends once again stake their claim on being able to solve a mystery\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eduring their school holidays.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ken Spargo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1925707458\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781925707458\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sid Harta Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/14\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.62d","brand":"Ken Spargo","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48873982984447,"sku":"9781925707458","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/davidia-and-auntys-curse-ken-spargo-9781925707458","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}