Sophie Smith, tomboy, could not be more different from her in-crowd twin brother Anthony. They are staying with their grandfather while their archaeologist parents are away in Egypt, and Sophie is used to being ignored by him in favour of her brother. But on her 10th birthday she comes into her inheritance, she is the Guardian of the Gateway, the barrier between her world and that of the goblins of the Shadow World who would love to get through and cause mayhem. But Sophie, whilst playing with her best friend Sam, has lost the key to the Inkcap Goblin King.
Good size and length for a confident 7 year old reader, fully of funky illustrations. The ideas aren't really new, Spiderwick is the obvious influence but great fun all the same
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