Ten-year-old Stuart is very short for his age. His surname is Horten. Yes he gets called Shorty Shorten (his parents are very clever people but not very sensible people). However being short is soon the last thing on Stuarts mind when he and his parents move to their old town of Beeton and he is swept up in a quest to find his uncles old workshop - his famous magician and also very short uncle that is . . . The first childrens fiction novel by Lissa Evans this is a delightful quirky adventure that will appeal to all fans of Roald Dahl.
