Includes extras and an excerpt from "The lightning key," the third book in the series.
Contents:
A loose cannon -- A tight ship -- The canny rat -- Special devilry -- A deeper secret -- A stolen name -- Half a boy -- A pair of wings -- Pajamas -- Hell's teeth -- Two hundred kings and twelve -- The shriveled fella -- The tiger's egg -- A flash of light -- A bag of wind -- The bearded baby -- Chasing ghosts -- Thunder and eggs -- Horace and Pagi -- A better map -- Celeste's apprentice -- Shaky guano -- The unicrown -- Lightning strikes twice -- A knot of pitchforks -- Shadows and teeth -- A dose of darkness -- A chime in time -- Missing persons -- The lie detector -- A respectable establishment -- Somewhere much -- A stroke of genius -- Playing with fire -- A Sunday roast -- Into the light.
Summary:
While working for the newly revamped circus, orphaned eleven-year-old Miles gains information about his past and sets off with his angel companion, Little, on a quest to find a mystical tiger's egg before it falls into the hands of their nemesis, Cortado.
Series:
The Julie Andrews collection The Wednesday tales ; no. 2 Berkeley, Jon. Wednesday tales ; no. 2.
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