Alex Jennings is a boy with a problem.
His mum's sent him away to boarding school because his father, the most famously failed explorer in the history of the Cusp, has escaped from hospital again, yelling 'squiggles'.
Make that two problems.
Now the evil Davidus Kyte and all his henchmen are after Alex, convinced he alone knows the meaning of the word 'squiggles'.
OK, make that three ...
Alex Jennings is a boy with a lot of problems. But with the help of a talking dog and a girl with unfeasibly sharp teeth, he just might have what it takes to cross the Forbidden Lands, escape the evil Davidus Kyte, and find out what lies beyond the Cusp ...
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Über den Autor Montgomery Ross
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Ross Montgomery started writing stories as a teenager, when he should have been doing homework, and continued doing so at university. His debut novel, Alex, the Dog and the Unopenable Door, was shortlisted for the Costa Children's Book of the Year and Branford Boase Award. His books The Chime Seekers and The Midnight Guardians have been nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Award. The Midnight Guardians was selected too as one of The Sunday Times' "Top 100 Modern Children's Classics". His picture book Space Tortoise was nominated for the Kate Greenaway Award and included in the Guardian's "Best New Children's Books". His novel Spellstone was longlisted for the UKLA Book Award and his novel I Am Rebel was the Waterstones Children's Book of the Year. He is the author of Ten Delicious Teachers, Penguin Huddle and Ant Party, all illustrated by Sarah Warburton. Ross lives in London with his wife and their cat, Fun Bobby. Find him online at rossmontgomery.co.uk and on X and Instagram as @mossmontmomery.Sarah Warburton is the illustrator of a number of popular titles and has collaborated with many renowned authors. She has teamed up with Ross Montgomery for Ten Delicious Teachers and Penguin Huddle, Caryl Hart for the Princess series, The Invincibles series and the retelling Peter Pan, and the beloved Katherine Holabird for the Twinkle series. With Timothy Knapman she has illustrated Dinosaurs in the Supermarket, Dinosaurs in my School, My Adventure Island and Pirates in the Supermarket, and with Lu Fraser the bestselling One Camel Called Doug and Mavis the Bravest. Find her under Jessica Hare's list at theagency.co.uk, on Instagram as @s_warburton_ish_ and on X as @SarahWarbie.
