Loukko by 
Original title: Salmanterin Terttu ja höveli henki
Author: Noora Kunnas
Illustrator: Teemu Juhani
Published: 2025
Publisher: Otava
Genre: Middle Grade (8-12 Years)
Pages: 173
Part of a series: Mabel Merryweather
Reading material:
German PDF books 1-2, Danish PDF book 1 and text book 2, Italian PDF book 1, Finnish PDF books 1-5 English sample books 1-4 and English synopsis all books
Mabel Merryweather is BACK! Part five of the furiously funny children’s mystery series by a Finnish children’s book author who loves Roald Dahl and crazy stories!
✓ Series sold to 9 territories!
✓ Winner of the Prix Chronos 2023 in Switzerland! The prize honours books for children that depict conviviality and exchange between different generations.
What happens when Pippi Longstocking meets Miss Marple? Meet the eccentric supergranny Mabel Merryweather in this middle grade mystery series full of quirky characters and hilarious plot twists!
Book #5: Mabel Merryweather and the Gentle Genie A well-known antiquarian arrives in Dalton to evaluate people’s old belongings. While rummaging through Mabel’s storage room, Nick and Lilly find an old bottle that has been inhabited by a genie who has now disappeared. According to Mabel, the genie fulfills all wishes but he is half deaf, meaning that the wishes are rarely fulfilled correctly.
People’s treasures start to disappear and other peculiar incidents are plaguing Dalton. A cruise ship appears on a lake and 15 muscle-flexing bodybuilders appear on the town square. It takes the ingenuity of Nick, Lilly, and Mabel and the help of the gentle genie to catch the villains.
“Two children, two elderly people, a rooster and a horde of mini pirates: A colorful bouquet of different people and animals plays into this story and makes the book a unique and humorous reading pleasure.”
Prix Chronos 2023 jury
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