Peter Pan meets Oliver Twist in the magical new book by rising star Lee Newbery author of
Waterstones Children's Book of the Month The Last Firefox . When ten-year-old Theo runs off
from a school trip to London's Natural History Museum and decides to pay his gran a surprise
visit he discovers the surprise is on him - his gran is on holiday and Theo finds himself
alone in the big city with nowhere to turn. Enter Alistair Goodfellow a mysterious
flamboyant young person with a charismatic twinkle in their eye. Alistair offers Theo a room at
the Casablanca Lily - by day a run-down and unloved hotel by night a palace of magical
wonders. Each night Alistair sends their found family of runaways and ne'er-do-wells the
Moonlighters out into London in search of lost magical artefacts gifting them their own
magical powers as a reward. Theo is quickly enthralled but there is more to Alistair than
meets the eye and soon Theo comes to realize that the items Alistair is hunting could be more
dangerous than he'd ever imagined . . . 'A thrilling and enchanting adventure humming with
magic fizzing with fun and friendship . . . a delight from start to finish.' Lancaster
Guardian
