Mist-Bound

RM44.95

Author: Daryl Kho
ISBN: 9789814914963
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin SEA
Age range: 9 – 12 years

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  • WINNER OF THE 2022 HEDWIG ANUAR BOOK AWARD
  • WINNER OF THE 2022 SINGAPORE BOOK AWARD FOR “BEST YOUNG PERSONS TITLE”
  • FINALIST FOR THE 2022 SINGAPORE BOOK AWARD FOR “BOOK OF THE YEAR”
  • VOTED TOP TEN READERS CHOICE AT THE 2022 SINGAPORE BOOK AWARDS

Can a girl, armed only with stories, make her way through a land of myth, magic and monsters, to save her grandfather’s shattered memories before they’re forever lost?

His only cure? Memory Glue. To brew it, Alexis just needs eight ingredients: stuff like nose hair from a baku (dream-eater), sweat from a duyung (sea siren) and…
OK. Maybe some are tricky to find in local supermarkets.

To obtain them Alexis must journey to a realm where the fabled creatures from Grandpa’s folktales are alive in the flesh (and often flesh-eating).

At least she’ll have fun company: the nasty kenit (forest imp) who’d cast the horrible spell on Grandpa, and her no-nonsense Grandma, who harbours a secret that’ll change Alexis’ life forever.

Piece of cake, right?
Oh, there’s also a deadline.
Can Grandpa be saved before he’s forever lost to the mists within his mind?

Based on a true story.