Tabitha Plimtock lives in a house at the very edge of the world. She is a go-getter that is, a dogsbody forced to go and get things for her nasty relatives, Gower, Gristle, Bertha and Cousin Wilbur. One of Tabithas endless chores involves descending the cliff face, via a net that hangs from the back of the house, to collect eggs, nuts and other things from the inhabitants of the wall. When rumours begin to circulate of monsters climbing from the base to gobble up unsuspecting wall-dwellers, Tabitha is worried for all her friends. Determined to save them, Tabitha seeks out the elusive and eccentric Dr Sherback. The doctor introduces her to a whole new world at the base one that is dark, dangerous and absolutely thrilling but not even Dr Sherbacks vast knowledge can slow the terrible creatures climbing to the top of the wall. With a clever plan, and not a small amount of courage, can Tabitha stop the monsters and keeps the people she loves safe for good?

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book has been graded for interest at 9 years.

There are 272 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2021 by O'Brien Press Ltd .

Erika McGann was the winner of the Waverton Goodreads Children's Prize 2014 for The Demon Notebook , the first in her magical series about Grace and her four friends.