We're thrilled to be welcoming Piu Das Gupta to Blackhorse Primary School on Wednesday 1st May to introduce her breathtaking adventure Secrets of the Snakestone.

On this page you can purchase a copy of the book with a special discount of 15%.

To purchase the book

• Add the book to your Cart - do not use Shop Pay, Google Pay or Apple Pay at this point
• Add your child's name and class to the Add A Note field on the Cart page
• Complete your purchase with whichever payment method you prefer

Books will be signed and delivered to the school on the day of the event. 

Please purchase your books by 12pm on Tuesday 30th April. Any books purchased after this date may not be signed and may need to be collected from Max Minerva's at 47 Henleaze Road, BS9 4BL.

ABOUT THE BOOK

Excitement, danger, a complex plot and evocative descriptions will keep a range of readers captivated from the first page to the last.
BookTrust

In this breathtaking adventure, Zélie and Jules face a deadly race to solve a family mystery and a vicious crime that stretches from the jungles of Calcutta to the sewers of Paris.

Zélie is often accused of being a witch, but she doesn't believe in magic. Until Jules climbs up from the reeking Parisian sewer and hands Zélie the golden locket he discovered there.

The locket once held the magical Snakestone, and Zélie knows that if she can find the stone, she might also find her missing father. But a dangerous secret society are equally desperate to get their hands on the Snakestone and its powers. With their lives under threat, Zélie and Jules embark on a desperate hunt for the treasure, facing strange riddles, a mysterious circus, and the miles of murky tunnels that twist beneath the ancient city above...

Perfect for fans of Nazneen Ahmed Pathak, Abi Elphinstone and Kiran Millwood Hargrave.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Piu DasGupta was born in Calcutta, India and grew up in India and the UK. She studied English at Oxford University and subsequently worked in several serious professions and places before following a long-nurtured dream to be a writer in a garret in Paris. She now lives in Paris although not (thankfully) in a garret, with her family, two cats, and numerous pigeons who flap to the kitchen windowsill for regular snacks. When she finally grows up, she hopes to fulfil her ultimate fantasy and run away to join the circus.