A body washed up on the beach...Evacuation to an old house with forbidden rooms and dark secrets...An animal rescue service... Set in World War Two, Emma Carroll explores the resilience, resourcefulne
My name is Fortune and I am on trial for my life. They say I did magic that made the sea disappear, then come back again so monstrous and so fast no person could out-run the waves. The sea came so far
Thirteen-year-old Lilian Kaye, who lives in a flat above a shop in London, is eagerly following the story. Then Lil's grandfather is taken suddenly ill, and when a mysterious package turns up for him
We weren't supposed to be going to the pictures that night. We weren't even meant to be outside, not in a blackout, and definitely not when German bombs had been falling on London all month like penni
Switzerland, 1816. On a stormy summer night, Lord Byron and his guests are gathered round the fire. Felix, their serving boy, can't wait to hear their creepy tales. Yet real life is about to take a ch
The gates to Frost Hollow Hall loomed before us. They were great tall things, the ironwork all twisted leaves and queer-looking flowers. And they were very definitely shut. Tilly's heart sinks. Will's
Louie, who was abandoned at Chipchase's Travelling Circus as a baby, dreams of becoming a 'Showstopper', but Mr Chipchase keeps her hidden, tucked away in the ticket booth. No Death-Defying Stunts for
