Little Shop of Nightmares 4: The Crystal Skull

Magdalena Hai

Original title: Painajaispuoti: Kristallikallon tapaus

Author: Magdalena Hai

Illustrator: Teemu Juhani

Published: 2023

Publisher: WSOY

Genre: Chapter Books (6-9 Years)

Pages: 48

Part of a series: Little Shop of Nightmares

Reading material:

Finnish text

Full English text

Fourth book in the super successful children's series!

The Little Shop of Nightmares crew finds out that a pirate sailing competition is coming to town! Competing to be the fastest pirate ship are the Ghosts, the Zombies, the Sirens and the Better Pirates - all of whom want the Crystal Skull that has been given to Mr. Kook for safekeeping at the Little Shop of Nightmares.

When the Crystal Skull suddenly goes missing from the shop, little Nina and her friends start their investigation - and the suspects are a-plenty!

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Rights sold:
FINLAND: WSOY (orig.)
SWEDEN: Hegas
TAIWAN: Morning Star

About author

Magdalena Hai

Magdalena Hai is an award-winning author, lover of cross-genre fiction and all things strange. Her fiction often combines elements of sci-fi, fantasy and horror.

Her Little Shop of Nightmares series has been sold to over 20 territories around the World. Among Hai's many accolades are winning the Finnish Literary Export Prize, and being nominated for the Finlandia Prize for Children's and Youth Litetature and the Nordic Council Children & Young People's Literature Prize.

Besides being an author, Hai teaches writing and is an active member and editor in the publishing co-operative Osuuskumma.

Bibliography


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Little Shop of Nightmares 4: The Crystal Skull


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