The Left-Handed Booksellers of London with Garth Nix
WordPlay
W016
#Performances
#About the event
Duration: 60 minutes
Note: Our Word Play events can be viewed from 9am, Monday, 17 May until Sunday 11 July, 2021.
This new fantasy adventure set in 1980s London follows one girl's quest to find her father, leading her to a secret society of magical fighting booksellers who police the mythical Old World when it disastrously intrudes into the modern world.
Word Play Season Pass
In 2021, BWF is offering multi-event passes for our Word Play program. Families and individuals can access a Season Pass for all Word Play events. Schools can purchase pass for all primary school sessions, all secondary school sessions, or all sessions (primary and secondary).
With one pass you can watch the sessions as many times as you like until Sunday 11 July, 2021 on up to five devices in your home or school.
#Word Play book packs
Word Play book pack
All titles featured in our 2021 Word Play program are available from the Library Shop at the State Library of Queensland. Our price includes a special discount and includes postage. Purchase individual titles from the Library Shop at SLQ, online or on-site during the Festival.
We have three book packs available for purchase alongside Word Play tickets or for purchase as a standalone item. Prices include postage:
- All primary school titles (Special price of $560.56 - RRP $617.34)
- All secondary school titles (Special price of $187.53 - RRP $202.87)
- All primary and secondary titles (Special price of $743.14 - RRP $820.21)
Primary school books included:
| The Book of Stone - Mark Greenwood | The World Between Blinks - Amie Kaufman | Proud Foots 1 - Shaka Shaka Hawaii - Lucas Proudfoot | |
| The Happiness Box - Mark Greenwood | Other Side of the Sky - Amie Kaufman & Ryan Graudin | Proud Foots 2 - Rocking in Japan - Lucas Proudfoot | Ella & The Ocean - Lian Tanner |
| Diamond Jack: History Mysteries - Mark Greenwood | Fly on the Wall - Remy Lai | Proud Foots 3- What Magic Globe? - Lucas Proudfoot | Haunted Warriors #1 (The Rogues trilogy) - Lian Tanner |
| Lasseter's Gold: History Mysteries - Mark Greenwood | Pie in the Sky - Remy Lai | Proud Foots 4- Surfing the Amazon - Lucas Proudfoot | Haunted Warriors #2 (The Rogues trilogy) - Lian Tanner |
| Lost Explorer: History Mysteries - Mark Greenwood | Elizabella Meets Her Match #1 - Zoe Norton Lodge | Proud Foots 5- Snowflakes in New Zealand - Lucas Proudfoot | Haunted Warriors #3 (The Rogues trilogy) - Lian Tanner |
| Moonwalkers - Mark Greenwood | Elizabella and the Great Tuckshop Takeover #2 - Zoe Norton Lodge | Funny Kid for President #1 - Matt Stanton | Hollowpox - Jessica Townsend |
| The Last Tiger: History Mysteries - Mark Greenwood | Elizabella & the Haunting of Lizard Lake #3 - Zoe Norton Lodge | Funny Kid Stand Up #2 - Matt Stanton | Nevermoor - Jessica Townsend |
| Elementals: Battle Born - Amie Kaufman | Elizabella Breaks a Leg #4 - Zoe Norton Lodge | Funny Kid Prank Wars #3 - Matt Stanton | Wundersmith - Jessica Townsend |
| Elementals: Ice Wolves - Amie Kaufman | Secrets We Share - Nova Weetman | Funny Kid Prank Aliens #4 - Matt Stanton | |
| Elementals: Scorch Dragons - Amie Kaufman | Sick Bay - Nova Weetman | The Odds - Matt Stanton | |
Secondary school books included:
| Freedom Swimmer - Wai Chim | Have Sword, Will Travel - Garth Nix |
| The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling - Wai Chim | Let Sleeping Dragons Lie - Garth Nix |
| Ghost Bird - Lisa Fuller | The Left-Handed Booksellers of London - Garth Nix |
| Bunker 10 - JA Henderson | Slam Your Poetry - Miles Merrill & Narcisa Nozica |
| Angel Mage - Garth Nix | Being Black 'n Chicken & Chips |
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