Big Change for Stuart

Stuart Horten (aged ten, but looks younger) is now the owner of a Magician's Workshop - a treasure trove of illusions and the gateway to seven magical adventures. Except that without his great-uncle's last will and testament, Stuart can't actually prove the workshop is his.

Can he solve the puzzles and find the will before it's too late? Or will the looming danger and increasing risks ruin his friendships for good?



Lissa Evans still remembers writing her first joke, aged 7 (it involved a hippo). She never lost her interest in funny lines, and, following a medical degree, she changed careers to become a comedy producer for radio and TV. Her children's novels have been shortlisted for the Costa Children's Book Award, Carnegie Medal, and Branford Boase Award, and her first -

Small Change for Stuart - was an international bestseller. Her books for adults include

Their Finest Hour and a Half, which was longlisted for the Baileys Prize and made into a recent film (

Their Finest, starring Bill Nighy),

Old Baggage and

V for Victory.