Clod Iremonger, who lives with his family at Heap House surrounded by the garbage and discards of London, has the gift--or curse--of hearing the whispers of objects in the rubbish heaps surrounding his house. Through the whispers Clod learns of a great danger coming to Heap House, and he teams up with a servant named Lucy Pennant to head off the danger before it arrives.
How it feels
MoodBittersweet
How it reads
Character focusSingle lead
Worth knowing
Written forMiddle grade
When and where
ThemesFamily
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