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Publication
Random House Children's Publishers UK (2004), 96 pages
Description
Long ago in Germany, a storyteller's story and an apprentice clockwork-maker's nightmare meet in a menacing, lifelike figure created by the strange Dr. Kalmenius.
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Original publication date
1996
Awards
Costa Book Awards (Shortlist — Children's Book — 1996)
Nestlé Smarties Book Prize (1997)
Grand Canyon Reader Award (Nominee — Teen — 2001)
Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing (Nominee — 1996)
Isinglass Teen Read Award (Nominee — 2004)
CCBC Choices (1998)
NCTE Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for Pre-K—Grade 6 (12th Edition: 1996-1998)
Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers (Selection — 1999)
Children's Favorites Awards (Selection — 1999)
Language
Original language
English