Stuart Horten
- ten years old & small for his age
- moves to the dreary town of Beeton far away from all his friends. & then he meets his new next-door neighbours the unbearable Kingley triplets & things get even worse. But in Beeton begins the strangest adventure of Stuart's life as he is swept up in quest to find his great-uncle's lost workshop
- a workshop stuffed with trickery & magic. There are clues to follow & puzzles to solve but what starts as fun ends up as danger & Stuart begins to realize that he can't finish the task by himself.. . This is the first children's novel by Lissa Evans. This is a fast-moving blend of comedy & magic.