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For children8–12 years

The Moon in the Linen Cupboard

Mila is staying at Grandma's new flat for the first time when she finds a glowing cloth in the linen cupboard. Just the thing for the puppet show. Then Grandma brings out a much larger cloth, holding three rooms from her old house. Mila wants to put them on stage. Aron has ideas of his own, and making good on Mila's promises will take more than moonlight.

About 3 hr 5 min · 24 chapters

Themes and content

  • Family changes
  • Mild suspense
  • Magic

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About this edition

Middle-grade book · 24 chapters · 27,692 words

Available languages: Nederlands, English

AI-assisted edition, written, read and edited for content and language by the AI assistant and AI writing agents. Independent human native-language editing has not yet been carried out.

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The button was exactly where Mila wanted to put her head. She turned the pillow over. Now it was on the other side, still under her ear.

She sat up and tugged at the pillowcase. One little white button stuck out from the row holding the opening shut. At home, their pillowcases had a flap you tucked underneath. This was one of Grandma's, and Grandma had just told her everything was ready.

Out on the landing, Mum was talking about a spare key. Mila heard it clink onto a saucer.

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Chapters · 24 chapters
  1. 01The Button Under Her Ear9 minutes
  2. 02Eight Socks9 minutes
  3. 03Back Through the Same Opening9 minutes
  4. 04What Wouldn’t Fit in the Box8 minutes
  5. 05A Room That Went No Further8 minutes
  6. 06The Other Side of the Light8 minutes
  7. 07Three Rooms Don’t Make a House9 minutes
  8. 08The Show They Didn’t Have Yet8 minutes
  9. 09The Last Key9 minutes
  10. 10The Front Row9 minutes
  11. 11Leave That Thread Alone9 minutes
  12. 12It Fits on Cardboard8 minutes
  13. 13A Painted Window9 minutes
  14. 14One More Connection7 minutes
  15. 15The Box on the Real Table7 minutes
  16. 16What Mila Had Fastened9 minutes
  17. 17The Other Side8 minutes
  18. 18Twelve Stitches8 minutes
  19. 19Keeping the Wrong Room7 minutes
  20. 20A Stitch She Knew8 minutes
  21. 21The Whole Cloth7 minutes
  22. 22Changing the Programme8 minutes
  23. 23A Sea of Blue Tulle8 minutes
  24. 24Where the Table Stands Now9 minutes

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