The flask
By: Nicky Singer
Publisher: HarperCollins Children's
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 325
ISBN-13: 9780007438761; 9780007438778; 9780007455102
Subjects: Magic; Juvenile fiction; Twins; Brothers and sisters; Fiction
Description: "Twelve-year-old Jess is anxiously awaiting the birth of her twin brothers, when she finds a mysterious glass flask hidden in a desk. The flask is beautiful to Jess, and she's sure she can see something beneath the surface of the glass -- something extraordinary, something magical ... so when the twins are born critically ill, Jess becomes convinced that the mysterious force inside the flask could keep them alive"--Jacket flap. First person recount. Suggested level: intermediate, junior secondary.