From the Fantasy shelf
The Tower at the End of Time
Written by Amy Sparkes · Illustrated by Ben Mantle
Cover illustrated by Ben Mantle
Walker Books / Candlewick Press · 2022 · 9+
Novel · PB · Fiction
Synopsis
Nine and the House's inhabitants have broken the spell that kept them trapped, opening up the possibility of travelling between worlds again. They head for a hopscotch competition for wizards, but their newly liberated home has an awkward problem: travel makes it nervous, and nervousness gives it hiccups. Each hiccup sends the House bouncing somewhere else. Reaching the championships does not end their difficulties, because Flabberghast's encounter with the seventh square brings the mysterious Tower into the adventure. There may be answers here, both for the House's condition and for Nine, whose treasured music box holds questions about the person who gave it to her.
Abridged synopsis based on Walker Books (opens in a new tab).