Place Called Perfect, A

Description:

A reissue of this bestselling quirky, creepy and unforgettable adventure series, perfect for fans of Roald Dahl, Neil Gaiman and Tim Burton.

Violet never wanted to move to Perfect. Who wants to live in a town where everyone has to wear glasses to stop them going blind? And who wants to be neat and tidy and perfectly behaved all the time?

But Violet quickly discovers there's something weird going on in the town - she keeps hearing voices, her mam is acting strange and her dad has disappeared.

When she meets Boy she realizes that her dad is not the only person to have vanished... and that the mysterious Watchers are guarding a perfectly creepy secret!

Prizes: Winner of Crimefest Book Awards 2018 and Redbridge Children's Book Award 2018 and Hillingdon Primary Book of the Year 2018 and North East Teen Book Award 2018. Commended for Oxfordshire Book Award 2018. Short-listed for Bord Gais Energy Irish Book Awards 2017 and Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2017 and Sheffield Children's Book Award 2018 and St Helens Schools Library Service Book Awards 2019 and Ealing Junior Book Award 2019.

Author Biography: Helena Duggan is a children's author, graphic designer and illustrator from Kilkenny, a medieval town in Ireland, which was the inspiration for A Place Called Perfect. She writes in a treehouse built by her husband Robbie and his brother in the bottom of their garden. She lives in a small house with Robbie, their daughters Jo and Bobbie and dog Tinker.