The Wonderling

InthisextraordinarydebutnovelwithitsdeftnodtoDickensianheroesandrogues,MiraBartóktellsthestoryofArthur,ashy,fox-likefoundlingwithonlyoneearandadesperatedesiretobelong,asheseekshisdestiny.Haveyoubeenunexpectedlyburdenedbyarecentlyorphanedorunclaimedcreature?Worrynot!Wehavejustthesolutionforyou!WelcometotheHomeforWaywardandMisbegottenCreatures,aninstitutionrunbyevilMissCarbunkle,acunningvillainesswhobelievesherterrifiedyoungchargesexistonlytoserveandsuffer.Partanimalandparthuman,thegroundlingstoilinclassroomandfactory,forbiddentoenjoyanythingregularchildrenhave,mostparticularlysingingandmusic.FortheWonderling,aninnocent-hearted,one-eared,fox-likeeleven-year-oldwithonlyanumberratherthanapropername—a13etchedonamedallionaroundhisneck—itistheonlyhomehehaseverknown.ButunexpectedcourageleadshimtoacquiretheloyaltyofayoungbirdgroundlingnamedTrinket,whogivestheHome’sloneliestinhabitanttwoincrediblegifts:arealname—Arthur,likethegoodkingintheoldstories—andabestfriend.UsingTrinket’singeniousinvention,thepairescapeoverthewallandembarkonanadventurethatwilltakethemoutintothewiderworldandultimatelydownthepathofsweetArthur’struedestiny.Richlyimagined,withshimmeringlanguage,steampunkmotifs,andgripping,magicalplottwists,thishighadventurefantasyisthedebutnovelofaward-winningmemoiristMiraBartókandhasalreadybeenputintodevelopmentforamajormotionpicture.