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The 13 Treasures
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13 Treasures: Book 1

The 13 Treasures (2009) (edit title/settings)

by Michelle Harrison (Author) (edit contributors)

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You don't always have to see to believe...

Though her mother cannot see the evil fairies that rouse Tanya from her sleep, torturing her at the slightest mention of their existence, they are as real to the thirteen-year-old as anything she's ever known. If she could wish them away, she... read more

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While visiting her grandmother's house, an old photograph leads Tanya to an unsolved mystery. Fifty years ago a girl vanished in the woods nearby - a girl Tanya's grandmother will not speak of. Fabian, the caretaker's son, is tormented by the girl's disappearance. His grandfather was the last... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

While visiting her grandmother's house, an old photograph leads Tanya to an unsolved mystery. Fifty years ago a girl vanished in the woods nearby - a girl Tanya's grandmother will not speak of. Fabian, the caretaker's son, is tormented by the girl's disappearance. His grandfather was the last person to see her alive, and has lived under suspicion ever since. Together, Tanya and Fabian decide to find the truth. But Tanya has her own secret: the ability to see fairies. Will it help unravel the mystery? Or is the manor's sinister history about to repeat itself?

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  • Tanya: The main character of the story. A girl who can see fairies.
  • Fabian: The grounds keeper's son.
  • Warwick: Fabian's father, grounds keeper of Elvesden Manor.
  • Morwenna: a girl who went missing in hangman's forest 50 years ago.
  • Rowan Fox: Otherwise known as "Red."
  • Mad Morag: An old gypsy woman who lives in Hangmans Wood. She is quite creepy and a mysterious person.
  • Oberon: Tanya's dog.
  • Feathercap: one of the fairys that torture tanya.
  • Florence: Tanya's grandmother
  • Gredin: a fairy that tortures tanya
  • Raven: another fairy that tortures tanya
  • Mizhog: nobody knows its real name,but tanya calls it the mitzhog.
  • Spitfire: Elvesden Manor's resident 16 year old cat.
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  • “Horrible things. Do you...do you believe in...ghosts?”
    Fabian

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First Sentence edit see section history

She was aware of their presence in the room before she even awoke.

Glossary edit see section history

  • changeling: A stolen human child that is replaced by a fairy child, often with similar characteristics.
  • glamour: A mask of illusion to fool an onlooker for as long as one wished

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 1 of 3 in 13 Treasures. (standard series)

Followed by The 13 Curses.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Michelle Harrison (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Country: UK
Publication Date: 2009
ISBN: 978-1847384492
Page Count: 336

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