Alfie Bloom is beginning his summer vacation which he is sure will be dull spent at home with his father. However, when he receives an invitation to meet a partner at 11:59pm from Muninn and Bone Solicitors (Est. 1086) his summer begins to be the best in his life! Munninn and Bone Solicitors sends a coach to pick him and his father up from their flat and soon they find themselves in a building like none they have ever seen. Alfie quickly learns that he has inherited a castle from Orin Hopcraft, who Alfie does not know, and he must begin living in the castle. Alfie is quite excited about his new home.
Luckily the castle is near the home of his cousins and their summer is filled with adventures together. Alfie is also excited that he will be able to attend school with his cousins,
Robin and Madeleine. They discover a bear rug that talks and flies. It will take them wherever they wish to go. On their very first flight they meet what they think is a dragon!? They find hidden rooms in the castle and try to figure out clues to the castle from books and letters left by Orin Hopcraft. Alife learns that he can timeslip and that in fact his birth was a timeslip. Alife truly has remarkable powers and he has to use them to save the castle from being invaded by the mean headmistresses at his new school. Animals from nearby farms go missing during full moons and Alife with the help of Robin and Madeleine want to solve the mystery of the missing animals. Could the dragon they encountered have anything to do with the missing animals? And why do the headmistresses seem so interested in the castle?
I enjoyed this book with all of the twists and turns that take place. Timeslipping sounds like a fun thing to do but I'm not sure I want to meet any dragons anytime soon.
After reading this story go and create your own adventure with your cousins.
Happy Daily Reading
Deanna
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