We’ve just completed the first leg of our summer road trip – a six hour journey to the overnight boat to The Netherlands and amongst the bags of sun screen and beach toys (because I’m insisting the sun will be shining) we’ve packed a pile of audio books.
I’ve had The Nowhere Emporium on my wishlist for a while now and it was a great choice for the longer of our journeys as it perfectly lasted six hours. (We always check how long an audio book lasts because it’s so annoying to get to your destination when you only have a few chapters left to listen to)! We were all so impressed with this book. Even Florence was captivated throughout the whole book although I’m pretty sure there were parts she didn’t quite understand – being only four it’s understandable.
The Nowhere Emporium is a delightful, magical mix of Harry Potter, The Lion, the witch and the Wardrobe, and Joanna Harris’ Chocolat. From start to finish it had us hooked! ‘Bring your imagination‘ is all the emporium asks as an entry as it certainly demands you to use it.
The basis of the story is set in Glasgow when a young boy Daniel is running away from the school bullies. He stumbles into The Nowhere Emporium which is stacked from floor to ceiling with incredible objects. The next day Daniel is knocked down by a car and happens to find himself once again inside The Nowhere Emporium which becomes his home. However, not all is as wonderful as it seems inside this emporium and Daniel soon finds himself stuck thick in between a plan which requires him to save the emporium from the enemy Vindictus Sharpe.
The Nowhere Emporium is filled to the brim with imagination and MacKenzie’s writing will have young readers enthusiastically reaching for their pencils to write their own magical stories.
I can’t recommend this enough. It can be purchased on Audible.com and also on amazon (UK) and (US).
Happy summer holidays!
Vanessa x
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