The Uncommoners #1: The Crooked Sixpence

By: Jennifer Bell

Narrated by: Jayne Entwistle

Anyone with a Hogwarts-shaped hole in their lives can’t miss this fantasy series opener. Dive into a secret underground city below London where ordinary objects are capable of extraordinary magic!

"Part Tim Burton, part J.K. Rowling! A terrific debut." —Soman Chainani, New York Times Bestselling Author of the School for Good and Evil series

Welcome to a world where nothing is quite as it seems…

When their grandmother Sylvie is rushed to the hospital, Ivy Sparrow and her annoying big brother Seb cannot imagine what adventure lies in store. Soon their house is ransacked by unknown intruders, and a very strange policeman turns up on the scene, determined to apprehend them . . . with a toilet brush.

Ivy and Seb make their escape only to find themselves in a completely uncommon world, a secret underground city called Lundinor where ordinary objects have amazing powers. There are belts that enable the wearer to fly, yo-yos that turn into weapons, buttons with healing properties, and other enchanted objects capable of very unusual feats.

But the forces of evil are closing in fast, and when Ivy and Seb learn that their family is connected to one of the greatest uncommon treasures of all time, they must race to unearth the treasure and get to the bottom of a family secret . . . before it’s too late.

Debut novelist Jennifer Bell delivers a world of wonder and whimsy in the start of a richly uncommon series.

"An auspicious trilogy opener." -Kirkus Reviews

Great book

Thoroughly enjoyed listening to this book with my 9 year old daughter. We can't wait to start the next one!

great story!

I will listen to any book that Jayne Entwistle reads. I love her voice and how animated she can get. very good story with lots of twists and turns

Fun story

We loved this book, it was fun and a great little story in it’s own right.

Fun storyline

I really enjoyed this book. It is a plot that I have no heard yet and used creative and relatable twists and turns to make me guessing. It is a book that I now have in my fifth grade classroom library and have watched students truly enjoy reading it!

intrigue and mystery topped with whimsical fantasy

A delightful tale of uncommon family secrets, dark forces, and a world full of fantasy.