Trouble with Tattle-Tails (The Fabled Stables Book #2)

Auxier Jonathan Auxier

Description

Now in paperback, book 2 in The Fabled Stables series from New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Auxier introduces a new one-of-a-kind creature: the Tattle-Tail! Auggie and his magical companions are tending to the Fabled Stables when the building shakes and shudders to make room for a new arrival: the Tattle-Tail. Auggie and friends travel through the portal to a town called Rainbow's End in search of this mysterious creature. Auggie assumes that the Tattle-Tail is in danger, but he learns that it's actually the town that needs rescuing . . . from an infestation of Tattle-Tails! These talking tails have taken over, attaching themselves to every backside in town (including Auggie's!). The Tails tattle on whomever they're attached to: She picked her nose! He just double-dipped! The constant stress of being tattled on has thrown all of Rainbow's End into chaos! Soon, Auggie and friends hatch a plan to collect the Tattle-Tails and bring them safely to the Stables-foiling a pair of evil bank robbers along the way.

Informations

• Publié par: ABRAMS BOOKS
• Date de parution: 18 mai 2021
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781683357841
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 10 Mo

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BY

JONATHAN AUXIER

ILLUSTRATED BY

OLGA DEMIDOVA

AMULET BOOKS NEW YORK
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characters, places, and incidents are either the product

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ISBN 978-1-4197-4272-9

eISBN 978-1-68335-784-1

Text copyright 2021 Jonathan Auxier

Illustrations copyright 2021 Olga Demidova

Book design by Heather Kelly

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Rude spirits of the seething outer strife,

Unmeet to read her pure and simple spright,

Deem, if you list, such hours a waste of life,

Empty of all delight!

-Lewis Carroll

FOR PENELOPE,

MATILDA, AND HAZEL

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AT THE TOP OF THE WORLD SAT AN ISLAND.

At the heart of that island lived a boy named Auggie.

Auggie was just like most other boys, except in one

way. He had a job.

Auggie worked in the Fabled Stables-a magical

place full of one-of-a-kind creatures.

Usually Auggie loved his job. But not today. Today

he had a problem.

Auggie was taking care of the Unfeeling Brute.

This was a tricky task, because Auggie had no

idea what the Unfeeling Brute wanted from life.

The creature had no eyes, no ears, no mouth, and

no nose. Auggie was pretty sure it had a head, but he

couldn t be certain.

Willa the Wisp drifted over. Any luck?

Auggie sighed. Only bad luck.

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Auggie flopped to the ground.

I ve tried singing to

her, feeding her, and taking her for a walk . . . but she

won t respond.

Maybe she wants to tickle fight? Willa was always

up for a good tickle fight.

Auggie picked up Fen and waved him in front of

the Brute. Maybe she wants to play fetch?

Fen wriggled out of his grip. Maybe the thing just

wants to be left alone. Some of us like being left alone.

This was a rude thing to say, but what do you

expect from a literal Stick-in-the-Mud?

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AT THAT VERY MOMENT, IN A VILLAGE FAR AWAY,

a bell was ding-ding-ding ing as loud as loud could be.

It was an alarm bell.

It belonged to a bank.

A bank with an open front door.