The Hunt for the Fog Phantom
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Jagd auf den Nebelgeist
168 pp
Hardcover
Format:
14.7 x 21.5 cm
ISBN:
978-3-7478-0012-6
February 2020
EUR 12.99
Age:
8 years and older
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A fast-paced, small town adventure with a big dose of humor.
Content
In the small town where Mrs. Silverneedle lives, Nele is just picking up her friend Finjan at the train station. She is strolling down the street with him when Mrs. Silverneedle comes careening around the corner on her bicycle. There is a collision, and Mrs. Silverneedle is taken to the hospital. Nele and Finjan promise to take care of the elderly woman's flowers. While there, they meet Mrs. Silverneedle's ghostly housemates, Juna, formerly a gargoyle, and Capt'n Jolle, an ancient seaman. Both of them are in a tizzy because the fog phantom has already reached the town and is starting to scare people and make trouble. Because Mrs. Silverneedle is still confused from the accident, Nele and Finjan get a crash course in ghost hunting from Juna and Capt'n Jolle, and try to contain the fog phantom. The residents of the town are puzzled by the recurring thick fogs that seem to appear out of nowhere, which make people lose their way and create a lot of confusion. Ships are stuck in the locks, and nothing is able to move.
In the meantime, Nele and Finjan have learned the the fog phantom can only be captured with a special teapot of Mrs. Silverneedle's. Something goes wrong, however, and instead Capt'n Jolle ends up in the teapot and can't get out. The town is enveloped in chaos. Nele and Finjan have to think up some way to trick Foggy the fog phantom, and at the same time release Capt'n Jolle from the teapot. In the end, they find a way. But the calm doesn't last for long; the windchimes begin to turn again, which means a new ghost is approaching!
In the meantime, Nele and Finjan have learned the the fog phantom can only be captured with a special teapot of Mrs. Silverneedle's. Something goes wrong, however, and instead Capt'n Jolle ends up in the teapot and can't get out. The town is enveloped in chaos. Nele and Finjan have to think up some way to trick Foggy the fog phantom, and at the same time release Capt'n Jolle from the teapot. In the end, they find a way. But the calm doesn't last for long; the windchimes begin to turn again, which means a new ghost is approaching!
The Author
Mascha Matysiak grew up in Freiburg in the southern Black Forest. After studying German studies, she was drawn to Berlin where she started writing children's and young adult books. Together with her husband and her son, the author continues to live right in the middle of the urban jungle, which she enjoys just as much as sand between her toes, snow flurries, animals and unexpected discoveries.
The Illustrator
Edda Skibbe was born in Hamburg, Germany, where she later studied design and illustration. In 1993 she was honored as the Illustrator of the Year at the Children's Book Fair in Bologna, Italy. The following year she and eight other illustrators founded the "atelier 9" in Kiel.
