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'Morrigan Crow and her friends have survived their first year as proud scholars of the elite Wundrous Society, helped bring down the nefarious Ghastly Market, and proven themselves loyal to Unit 919. Now Morrigan faces a new, exciting challenge: to master the mysterious Wretched Arts of the Accomplished Wundersmith, and control the power that threatens to consume her.
'Meanwhile, a strange and frightening illness has taken hold of Nevermoor, turning infected Wunimals into mindless, vicious Unnimals on the hunt. As victims of the Hollowpox multiply, panic spreads. There are whispers - growing louder every day - that this catastrophe can only be the work of the Wundersmith, Ezra Squall.
'But inside the walls of Wunsoc, everyone knows there is a new Wundersmith - one who's much closer to home. With Nevermoor in a state of fear and the truth about Morrigan threatening to get out, the city she loves becomes the most perilous place in the world. Morrigan must try to find a cure for the Hollowpox, but it will put her - and everyone in Nevermoor - in more danger than she could have imagined.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
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Works about this Work
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At Home with Jessica Townsend
Astrid Edwards
(interviewer),
Melbourne
:
Bad Producer Productions
,
2020
23453532
2020
single work
podcast
interview
'Jessica Townsend is the mind behind the record-breaking middle grade fantasy series The Chronicles of Morrigan Crow. Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow kicked off the series, followed by Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow and Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow.
'This is projected to be a nine-book series, and honestly, this is a magical series of inclusivity, adventure and excellent reader pay offs.
'Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow was the biggest-selling Australian children's debut since records began. It received the 2018 ABIA for Book of the Year, Book of the Year for Younger Readers and Matt Richell Award for New Writer of the Year; the 2018 Indie Book Awards Book of the Year and Children's Category; the 2017 Aurealis Award for Best Children's Fiction and the 2018 Waterstones Children's Book Prize for Younger Fiction.' (Production summary)
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y
Books of the Year
Peter Rose
(presenter),
Southbank
:
Australian Book Review, Inc.
,
2020
23440064
2020
single work
podcast
'In today's episode, Peter Rose talks to writers Beejay Silcox and Billy Griffiths about what they’ve been reading during this tumultuous year. They also speculate about some highlights of 2021. For those looking for a more extensive listing of this year's finest works, our Books of the Year features more than 30 different ABR critics nominating their favourite releases.' (Production summary)
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Books of the : Year A Look Back at Some of the Year's Finest Works
2020
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December no. 427 2020; -
Rowling with a Fantasy Winner
2020
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 31 October 2020; (p. 16)
— Review of Hollowpox : The Hunt for Morrigan Crow 2020 single work children's fiction'Australian fiction is flourishing with the recent release of books for adults by well-known writers. However, a children’s fantasy story is outselling most of them.' (Introduction)
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Rowling with a Fantasy Winner
2020
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 31 October 2020; (p. 16)
— Review of Hollowpox : The Hunt for Morrigan Crow 2020 single work children's fiction'Australian fiction is flourishing with the recent release of books for adults by well-known writers. However, a children’s fantasy story is outselling most of them.' (Introduction)
-
Books of the : Year A Look Back at Some of the Year's Finest Works
2020
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December no. 427 2020; -
y
Books of the Year
Peter Rose
(presenter),
Southbank
:
Australian Book Review, Inc.
,
2020
23440064
2020
single work
podcast
'In today's episode, Peter Rose talks to writers Beejay Silcox and Billy Griffiths about what they’ve been reading during this tumultuous year. They also speculate about some highlights of 2021. For those looking for a more extensive listing of this year's finest works, our Books of the Year features more than 30 different ABR critics nominating their favourite releases.' (Production summary)
-
y
At Home with Jessica Townsend
Astrid Edwards
(interviewer),
Melbourne
:
Bad Producer Productions
,
2020
23453532
2020
single work
podcast
interview
'Jessica Townsend is the mind behind the record-breaking middle grade fantasy series The Chronicles of Morrigan Crow. Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow kicked off the series, followed by Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow and Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow.
'This is projected to be a nine-book series, and honestly, this is a magical series of inclusivity, adventure and excellent reader pay offs.
'Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow was the biggest-selling Australian children's debut since records began. It received the 2018 ABIA for Book of the Year, Book of the Year for Younger Readers and Matt Richell Award for New Writer of the Year; the 2018 Indie Book Awards Book of the Year and Children's Category; the 2017 Aurealis Award for Best Children's Fiction and the 2018 Waterstones Children's Book Prize for Younger Fiction.' (Production summary)
Awards
- 2021 shortlisted REAL Awards — Fiction for Older Readers
- 2021 shortlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) — Australian Book of the Year for Younger Children
- 2021 shortlisted Indie Awards — Children's