A whimsical, funny, heart-warming story for seven-to-nine year-olds, from a talented new storyteller. This is the story of Toby, a little boy found in a room at a hotel by the sea. It is also the story of the Flots, a family of mermaids who are marooned under the pier. Together, the Flots and Toby plan how to help each other, find some buried treasure, and outwit Mr. Harris, the mean-minded hotel proprietor. In the process, Toby and the mermaids bring smiles to the faces of everyone they meet!

The Fish In Room No. 11

Children's Books

DYER, HEATHER

Humor

Chicken House

This whimsical novel about a boy and a mermaid family is now out in paperback! Young readers will fall for this tale hook, line, and sinker. As PW says: "Just right for newly independent readers." Everyone agrees-there's something fishy about the Flots! Toby can't remember a time he didn't live at the hotel by the sea. Left there as a baby, he's grown up without a family of his own. So when he meets Eliza Flot down by the pier, he takes to her like a fish to water. When he gets to know her parents, that tips the scales even more. In fact, Toby practically joins the family. So what if they're mermaids? But when Toby's friendship with Eliza arouses suspicion,Toby decides to disguise the Flots as hotel guests. But disguising a family with fins and tails is tougher than Toby thinks!

Literature & Fiction

Scholastic Paperbacks

A sweet and funny story about an unruly angel, by Heather Dyer, acclaimed author of THE FISH IN ROOM 11. The twins are in bed when it happens. They hear a sound like a wet cabbage hitting the wall. Then a clattering on roof tiles. Followed by a tapping at the window. It's a girl. With a broken wing. And she's here to stay. Who is she? Where did she come from? And, more important, what does she want? The twins have no idea. Perhaps she's their guardian angel. But would an angel have filthy feet? Would an angel...snore?

The Girl With The Broken Wing

She's an angel with an attitude and she's here to stay! A sweet, funny story perfect for early readers. One night, twins James and Amanda hear what sounds like a wet cabbage hitting the roof. When they investigate, they discover a young girl in a white dress--who happens to have a pair of enormous white wings. Hilary claims that her left wing is broken and that she needs a place to stay. But Hilary and her wings manage to get the twins into more mischief than they ever could have imagined. And who is Hilary, exactly? After all, angels don't have dirty feet, and they definitely don't snore...or do they?

Girl With The Broken Wing

The magic of friends, the magic of family, and REAL magic tricks from the critically acclaimed author of THE FISH IN ROOM 11 and THE GIRL WITH THE BROKEN WING! When straight-arrow Ibby visits her two troublemaking cousins in their chaotic country house, she learns of an old box of magic tricks they found hidden in the attic. Ibby thinks magic is nothing but sleight of hand...until her cousin Francis shrinks to the size of her thumb! The trio gets into all sorts of hijinks, from levitating to turning invisible. Then they uncover the mystery of Uncle Godfrey, a professional magician who disappeared years ago. After some sleuthing, the kids decide Godfrey's Vanishing Act must have gone wrong. Now it's up to Ibby to be the magician-- and find him!

Ibby's Magic Weekend

Brothers Jake and Simon Grubb are not happy they have to leave their home in Canada to move in with their cousin Hannah and her family in England. But things get interesting for the boys when, on the way there, they encounter a retiring magician at a highway rest stop who presents them with three gifts he claims have magical properties: a carpet, a camera and a stopwatch. Unfortunately, the magician doesn't provide them with any instructions. So when the boys and Hannah find themselves being swept away on a wild adventure fueled by the magic in these curious objects, they have to learn as they go. But who cares when it's this exciting! Flying over London, traveling through time, meeting the queen --- what could possibly top this? Little do they know, there's something soon to come that will!Award-winning author Heather Dyer weaves an enchanting spell with this well-crafted early chapter book. The point of view in the story shifts among all three children, allowing readers to get to know each of the likable characters well. The captivating idea of ordinary children being given the opportunity to use magic to create their own fun experience, particularly flying above London on a magic carpet, will be irresistible to children. With one suspenseful, action-packed scene after another, this is a quick-moving and gently humorous adventure story that's just right for beginning chapter book readers.

Magic in the City

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Kids Can Press

The Girl with the Broken Wing

The Chicken House

Elinor's bedroom looks ordinary. But it's not. When Elinor goes to sleep, her bedroom can fly...Elinor never knows where she'll wake up. A tropical island, in a theatre show, helping pirates, on the moon...But her bedroom will always bring her safely home. These magical adventures, charmingly illustrated by Chloe Douglass, work equally well for children to read themselves or for parents to read aloud. With pirates, a train, the moon, a theatre, a snowman and a faraway island, they will appeal to boys and girls. Who doesn't want a bedroom that can fly?

The Flying Bedroom

Firefly Press

Toby can't remember a time he didn't live at the seaside hotel. When he meets Eliza Flot down by the pier, he takes to her, well, like a fish to water. And when he meets her parents, that tips the scales even more. So what if they're mermaids?

Fish In Room 11

Chicken House Books

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The Fish In Room No. 11

The Fish In Room No. 11

The Girl With The Broken Wing

Girl With The Broken Wing

Ibby's Magic Weekend

Magic in the City

The Girl with the Broken Wing

The Girl with the Broken Wing

The Flying Bedroom

Fish In Room 11