Rescued by Madrigal the talking raven, she stumbles into a world of magic, encapsulated by living in a teashop on flamingo legs, discovering she is a strangeling, but all the while knowing that she has a shaft of ice in her heart which will kill her at the winter solstice. In Yesterday Crumb and the Storm in a Teacup, Yesterday lives in a cage at the circus for all to witness her foxy ears. Aimed at confident readers age 7+.ģ52 pages / Reviewed by Emma Nelson, teacher This book is a lovely read, it would be an effective writing stimulus as the language features would be perfect for analysing and using as a model to create a fantasy writing piece of work.

There is a fabulous twist towards the end of the book - leaving it open for book 2. We follow Yesterday as she tried to create spells using the ingredients in Miss Dumplings teashop - and not all of these go to plan. It's this teashop, the love of the owner and her apprentice that bring out Yesterday's hidden magic. Yesterday escapes the cage and comes across a strange man in the woods she makes a deal with him - to rid herself of her ears and in turn he plants a shard of ice in her heart.Ī bird discovers Yesterday and he takes her to his owner - Miss Dumpling, who owns a traveling, magical teashop. We begin the tale of Yesterday Crumb and the Storm in a Teacup with Yesterday Crumb, an orphaned and abandoned young girl living inside a cage - she's part of a circus and her fox-like ears are what makes her an attraction. See Also: Yesterday Crumb and the Teapot of Chaos (book 2) but there's nothing that can't be solved with a pot of tea, a slice of cake and a BIG dash of magic!

But a mysterious figure of darkness is working hard to ensure her new life comes crashing down - and it all starts with a deadly shard of ice in Yesterday's heart. Yesterday starts to rediscover her magic and to feel a sense of belonging. Taken in by Miss Dumpling, the flamboyant Tea Witch, Yesterday is introduced to a magical, walking teashop filled with fantastical customers, a flying teapot turtle called Pascal and powerful spells in every teacup! But she is about to escape into the adventure of a lifetime when she learns that she's a strangeling who's lost her magic. She was born with fox ears that have cursed her to a lonely life working in the circus and her origins are a complete mystery.

With adventure and magic in every teacup, this is perfect for fans of The Strangeworlds Travel Agency and Starfell. The first in a new fantasy series for readers aged 8-12, about a girl with fox ears who has never fitted in.

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