'A magic realist fight to save a beloved grandmother from dementia . . . dialect disability
neurodivergence and gender-nonconformity were all woven incidentally into this open-hearted
book - Guardian Best Children's Books of 2023 Mimi adores her wild fun full-of-life gran.
Then Gran starts forgetting things. Suddenly there are cracks appearing all around their home -
and a mysterious black crow - both of which only Mimi seems able to see. Mimi is determined to
solve the mystery. Luckily she has new friends to help: Titch and Nusrat. Together they're the
Stickleback Catchers: solvers of puzzles and seekers of adventure. Down by the river where the
gang meet and the silvery sticklebacks swim they discover a mysterious stone speckled with
stars. But this is no ordinary stone: it's the doorway to another world a world of talking
crows and secrets magical constellations and memories - and maybe just maybe Mimi's chance
to bring back Gran forever...
