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Otto is our endearingly bewildered young hero whose world suddenly becomes very odd. Going with his father, Albert, to the FireBox Launderette, Albert is called to help with 'failing machinery' and is seen by Otto calming a purple dragon in the back room. When his baby sisters start to fly, his grandmother becomes a unicorn, and street waifs fly along the street at night on magic carpets pursued by the new Normal Police force, life becomes odder and scarier. Otto learns - often riotously - that his city and his family are very special indeed. Here the last remaining magical people - the Karmidee - are living as an underclass of pedlars and tinkers, known as the 'magicos'. But legend tells of a King, birthmarked with a butterfly, who will save the Karmidee from extinction. Particularly from the new Minister for Modernisation, Councillor Elfina Crink. With her Impossible List and Normal Police, she is determined to stamp out the Karmidee spirit. As repression intensifies, the Karmidee and their powers go underground, but their magic bursts out in the most unexpected places as a bid for freedom, with surprising, hilarious and extraordinary results.

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Charlotte Haptie has wanted to be a writer since she was seven, but has had a number of more sensible jobs in between. Her first literary success and only publication before Otto and the Flying Twins was the sale of an idea for a Valentine's card. She was brought up in Buckinghamshire and Merseyside, and now lives in Scotland.
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dazzling tale of magic ... I enjoyed it immensely. * The School Librarian * An amazing and imaginative story * 5 star review, cool-reads.co.uk * Warmly colourful and imbued with a sense of delight ... one to love and return to with affection. * Children's Books in Ireland * A delightful tale ... highly recommended. * Sainsbury's Magazine * A fantastic read with a twisting, turning plot that ensures page-turning intrigue from beginning to end ... superb storytelling ... highly recommended, rip-roaring adventure is ideal for children aged nine and over * amazon.co.uk * Romps along...Haptie has taken a serious theme...as her framework, which gives this quirky debut a serious and valid undercurrent * TES * A mixture of humour and extravagant action, this attractive fantasy is accessible to quite young readers simply as an adventure story. But it is a very thoughtful book, and underlying its invention and suspense are other layers of meaning. * BfK * A mixture of humour and extravagant action ... a very thoughtful book * Books For Keeps * A sophisticated, elliptical fantasy that does not read like anything you have come across before. It will reward youngsters ... with its magic, warmth and excitement. * The Sunday Times * This fantastical adventure romps along with magical events occurring thick and fast * School Librarian * Warmly colourful and imbued with a sense of delight ... This book is one to love and return to with affection * The Childrens Book Magazine, Ireland * A sophisticated, elliptical fantasy that does not read like anything you have come across before. It will reward youngsters who rise to the challenge with its magic, warmth and excitement * The Sunday Times * A truly magical tale * Family Focus * Utterly delightful * Daily Mail * Enchanting ... will delight anyone who believes in magic ... This tale has powerful emotions and poignancy as well as charm and magic * The Good Book Guide *

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  • PublisherHodder and Stoughton
  • Publication date2002
  • ISBN 10 0340855932
  • ISBN 13 9780340855935
  • BindingHardcover
  • Edition number1
  • Number of pages304
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