The Lifters by Dave Eggers (author) and The Fan Brothers (illustrator)

What if dark forces were gathering inches below you as you sat in class or ate a banana? What if it were up to two kids to stop those forces? What if a magical handle could open a door into a hidden underground world? What if the fate of an entire town rested on your shoulders? Gran Flowerpetal is the new kid in the creaky old town of Carousel. (Yup: he is a kid. Don’t be fooled by the name.) There doesn’t seem to be a whole lot going on in Carousel. Well, apart from the crazy sinkholes that swallow entire houses without warning. But below ground, as Gran soon discovers, quite a lot is happening. None of it good. Now it’s up to the Lifters to bring the hope back to Carousel, and stop the whole town from being swallowed up…

The first children’s book by the author of The Circle

A magical mystery tour set in a secret underground world

For fans of Neil Gaiman, Louis Sachar and Jerry Spinelli

Full of deadpan humour, twists and surreal landscapes