Kelpies The Nowhere Emporium Book

Orphaned child, Daniel Holmes stumbles upon the Nowhere Emporium while fleeing a beating from local bullies. He’s dragged into a world of endless possibilities as he learns more about the Emporium created by the enigmatic Mr Silver. Mr Silver, of course, has an arch enemy in Vindictus Sharp. Mr Silver’s daughter, Ellie tags along and believes that she can’t leave the ever moving Emporium.The Emporium is full of rooms that can contain anything that your imagination can conjure up. They come into being once they have been written into the Book of Wonders.The tale moves at a fair pace and jumps back and forth between the present and the past where the history of the Emporium and the relationship between Silver and Sharp is revealed.My first impression was that the story is wonderfully well written. The description is fabulous and a good deal happens in many wondrous ways. The world building though is a little thin. The story is very much confined to it’s path with no wider exploration. It’s certainly a stand-alone story. So, while the tale itself is fun and interesting to read, it lacks a more expansive sense of wonder, at least until the last few sentences which do spark the imagination. I couldn’t help think that had this wider sense of the possible been tapped a bit more as the story went along, the whole experience could have been enhanced. This could have been done by grounding Daniel a bit more in his normal life, going back to it now and then and longing to return to the Emporium. I never doubted that he would stay in the Emporium which robbed the story a little of a sense of desire and fear of loss.Anyway, a good read and I’m sure most 8-12 year olds will love it. It good without being a classic (for me).

I heard about this story so long ago and I don’t know why it took me so long to get around to buying and reading it, but I’m so glad that I finally did. This story just sounded so intriguing when I first heard about it and it was a case of ‘I really need this book now!’ … and then I waited for far too long to get it.Daniel is being bullied at the orphanage where he lives. When he runs into a store to hide from the bullies one day, the mysterious shop owner takes an interest in him. Taking the opportunity of a lifetime, Daniel goes to live and work in the Nowhere Emporium, home to the many wonders thought up by Lucien Silver – the man who owns the store. Discovering hidden talents, Daniel feels like his life is finally turning around, then Mr Silver disappears and the Emporium starts to fall apart without him.I absolutely loved this story. The imagination that went into thinking this up is incredible. After finishing this story, I really wanted to visit the Emporium myself – or even live in it. It was such a magical place.Jumping between the present and the past – where Lucien Silver’s back story is told and how the Emporium came about – was really interesting and didn’t feel invasive to the main story. I felt that it gave us just enough of a snippet to try and work out why certain things had happened without giving it to us outright.The wonders within each room were really unique and I would have loved to visit all of them – particularly the library with the story of every person who has ever lived and who will ever live!The story does take a dark turn close to the end, and it’s an edge of your seat journey to see whether they can find Mr Silver again and save the Emporium. I loved how inspired their plans were.This was a fantastic read, full of fun and adventure and a truly evil bad guy. This is definitely one that I would recommend to others.

The Nowhere Emporium is an adventure-filled story about magic and mayhem. Each and every chapter ends in a cliffhanger and everyone in my class wanted to read the next chapter and the next and the next. It was so interesting and intriguing to listen to.The book is age appropriate for Y4's and above (just my recommendation, if you're younger you are more than welcome to read it). This incredible, magical story is definitely for boys and girls.Once I finished reading the book, I wished it didn't come to an end and, it turns out, it isn't the end. The Nowhere Emporium is part of a BOOK SERIES! The next story continues from where the previous book left off. There's even a third book on the way too. And you never know, there might one day be a forth.Overall, this is an outstanding book to read and I highly recommend it for all of the people out there that love magic and adventure.

---- Spoiler Alert----Hello,We are Year 6, Treasure Island class and this is our book review.As a class, we thoroughly enjoyed the ending of the book because it was unexpected, emotional and allowed the reader to get closure of the events that had happened but it still makes you want to read the next one of the series. We also adored the the friendship between Daniel and Ellie because they stuck together, learnt from each other and shared magical moments.One of our favourite wonders from the book was the leap of faith because it kept the reader in suspense as you were unsure how the fall would end. Another brilliant wonder we loved was the room of secrets because it was fascinating.We would 100% recommend this book because it is full of mysteries, suspense, wonders and it made you eager to read on.

This award-wining book is about Daniel, an 11 year old orphan who is trying to run away from the orphanage bully, Spud Harper. Daniel hates life at St. Catherine's orphanage and wants to escape. maybe when he stumbles upon a mysterious shop where you can do and see what seems impossible, that could be the answer. If you like mystery you will enjoy this book!A lot of patience is needed to get into this book mainly because it uses flashbacks. This means the book goes back and forth from the present day to the past. I particularly liked the end because of a touching moment and an exciting finish. I would recommend this book to my friends.