Enter an extraordinary magical adventure about family, fate, and finding the courage to be yourself. A remarkable debut!
"One of my favorite middle grade books from recent years." —Jordan Lees, author of The Whisperwicks
"An adventure overflowing with magic, brought to life with wit and charm." —Beth Lincoln, author of The Swifts
On her tenth birthday, Meticulous Jones—known to her friends as Metty—receives her fate, as all children do, in the form of a magical tattoo on her hand. She hopes that her ink will reveal something exciting: a tattoo that will symbolize travel, or discovery, or adventure. What appears is a skull, balanced in the palm of a violet glove.
Metty's fate is to become a murderer.
Metty is swiftly hidden away by her father, Moral Jones, in a remote Welsh farmhouse, with only a miserable housekeeper (who's terrified she'll become Metty's...
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Enter an extraordinary magical adventure about family, fate, and finding the courage to be yourself. A remarkable debut!
"One of my favorite middle grade books from recent years." —Jordan Lees, author of The Whisperwicks
"An adventure overflowing with magic, brought to life with wit and charm." —Beth Lincoln, author of The Swifts
On her tenth birthday, Meticulous Jones—known to her friends as Metty—receives her fate, as all children do, in the form of a magical tattoo on her hand. She hopes that her ink will reveal something exciting: a tattoo that will symbolize travel, or discovery, or adventure. What appears is a skull, balanced in the palm of a violet glove.
Metty's fate is to become a murderer.
Metty is swiftly hidden away by her father, Moral Jones, in a remote Welsh farmhouse, with only a miserable housekeeper (who's terrified she'll become Metty's...