Oy lives on the smells and crumbs of his local bakery before he is snatched and sent to work first in the factory, and then the house, owned by the villainous Master Jeopardine. The master’s child slaves have a strange tendency to vanish before they grow tall enough to leave with their wages. And, if this wasn’t bad enough, Jeopardine has an obsession with rare and valuable bones and has his eye on Oy’s unusual thumb joints...
Can Oy and the other
waifs escape before they grow too tall? And can Oy survive the master’s
attempts to bump him off so he can exhibit Oy’s bones in his collection? This is a very imaginative story with lots of twists and turns so buckle up for a bumpy ride!
If you've ever wondered
how 'Oliver Twist' would've turned out had Lemmony Snicket collaborated with Charles Dickens,
this will give you some idea. And should you find yourself falling in love with this weird and
wonderful world, the good news is that there’s another two books to follow…
