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Beau Garnie & The Invisimin MineGenre: MG - YA, Fantasy
Released: 22 April 2014
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Beau-Garnie-I...
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When Seebling Beau Garnie fell through an open portal into the dwarf realm of Calorean, he did not expect to be rescued by super-intelligent rats. A first class hare rider and trained warrior, Beau must drink a solution of Invisimin every day to survive. Unfortunately someone has raided the Invisimin mines and they are almost empty. Battling dark forces and strange creatures, Beau and close friend Skyle cross Calorean on hare back to find the legendary lost mines containing the mineral on which their lives depend.
I have written a series of children's books for 7 year olds and upwards. They are mystery/adventure first chapter reads.The first book in the series is:
Jess and the Ghost of Black Rock Castle
Light summer reading - mystery/adventure stories for children:Jess and the Ghost of Black Rock Castle
Jess and the Magic Wishing Well
Lisa B. DiamondThe Salem Academy for Young Sorcerers, Book 1: The Dragon Eggs
fantasy series for kindergarten through sixth grade
fun and educational - about 3rd grade twins who go to magic school
http://www.salemacademy.net
http://www.lisabdiamond.com
for sale on Amazon in paperback & ebook formats
Hi everyone,For some late holiday reading while the weather is miserable try these mystery/adventure stories for children:
Jess and the Ghost of Black Rock Castle
Jess and the Magic Wishing Well
Jess and the Christmas Surprise
The Summer Fete Mystery
Available on Amazon as paperbacks or ebooks.
Author: Helen LaycockBook Title: Salt
Genre: A children's mystery/adventure for readers of 8 - 12
Websites:
Helen Laycock | Children's Author
http://helenlaycock.wix.com/helen-lay...
Author Page (U.K.)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Helen-Laycock...
Author Page (U.S.)
http://www.amazon.com/Helen-Laycock/e...
A holiday at Pirates’ Cove with Great Aunt Win is nothing like Toby expects it to be…
He is baffled by the mysterious beach fires and eerie singing he witnesses during the night. He is fascinated, too, by the weird and wonderful tales of the town: not only the legend of the pitiful Mary-Anne, said to row out nightly to the Blue Rock, but also of the peculiar ‘cursed’ gold plate locked in the guesthouse cabinet.
Stranger still, why has a dead man been spotted in the town?
With the help of intriguing local girl, Hattie, the secrets of Salt Guesthouse are unravelled… but not before the children find themselves in grave danger.
Author: Helen LaycockBook Title: Glass Dreams
Genre: A children's mystery/adventure for readers of 8 - 12
Websites:
Helen Laycock | Children's Author
http://helenlaycock.wix.com/helen-lay...
Author Page (U.K.)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Helen-Laycock...
Author Page (U.S.)
http://www.amazon.com/Helen-Laycock/e...
Runaway, Jake, has no idea what adventures are in store when he meets circus performer, Khala, hiding in a ramshackle caravan.
Should he tell her about the mysterious box he has been warned never to open? Khala also has a secret to share, but can she trust Jake?
Fantazi’s circus is a place of danger, but with the help of Cedric the dwarf and his beloved Chihuahua, Audrey, the children unravel the truth and are utterly astounded at the biggest secret of all.
Author: Helen LaycockBook Title: Mandrake's Plot
Genre: A children's mystery/adventure for readers of 8 - 12
Websites:
Helen Laycock | Children's Author
http://helenlaycock.wix.com/helen-lay...
Author Page (U.K.)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Helen-Laycock...
Author Page (U.S.)
http://www.amazon.com/Helen-Laycock/e...
Evie and Mia meet on a train on their way to St. Agatha's Boarding School for Girls. Dropped at a deserted station, with no one to meet them, they trek through the pelting rain and darkness for miles until they find a sign to St.Agatha's which points to an unlikely overgrown track leading up a mountain path.
A foreboding place, St. Agatha's School is surrounded by a sea of mist, and overlooks a loch. Coming face to face with the grotesque caretaker, Mandrake, is not the only thing to unsettle them.
What is the significance of the strange rings worn by Miss Blackthorn, the head teacher - and why does everyone behave so oddly?
The girls stumble across a forgotten burial chamber. Inside, lies the crumbling skeleton of Sister Beatrice, clutching a note which tells of a curse. Locked in the chamber as a punishment, the friends discover an old book within which is the antidote to the curse... but it is hidden in code.
Author: Helen LaycockBook Title: The Secret of Pooks Wood
Genre: A children's time-shift adventure for readers of 8 - 12
Websites:
Helen Laycock | Children's Author
http://helenlaycock.wix.com/helen-lay...
Author Page (U.K.)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Helen-Laycock...
Author Page (U.S.)
http://www.amazon.com/Helen-Laycock/e...
SOMETIMES MISTAKES CAN BE PUT RIGHT. SOMETIMES THEY CAN’T…
When twins, Lily and Ollie, are stranded over Christmas at Great Hawkesden Manor with their mother, Stella, they have no idea what will happen when they find an old glass snow globe. Inside it, not only is there a miniature model of the manor house… there is magic.
Author: Helen LaycockBook Title: Martha and Mitch
Genre: A children's mystery/adventure for readers of 8 - 12
Websites:
Helen Laycock | Children's Author
http://helenlaycock.wix.com/helen-lay...
Author Page (U.K.)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Helen-Laycock...
Author Page (U.S.)
http://www.amazon.com/Helen-Laycock/e...
Martha is humble and unspoilt, despite living a life of utter luxury at Lottery Lodge with her (mostly absent) father and stepmother, Penelope.
Mitch lives at the boys’ orphanage, a dilapidated mansion run by Ariadne Scattypants.
Neither child has any idea about the life the other is leading.
Between Lottery Lodge and the orphanage is a dense wood and it is here that a band of wild boys live. Mitch finds himself at their mercy, but somehow manages to scrabble his way out of the woods, emerging at Martha’s wonderful home.
However, here, too, things are taking a sinister turn.
Author: Helen LaycockBook Title: Song of the Moon
Genre: A children's mystery/adventure for readers of 8 - 12
Websites:
Helen Laycock | Children's Author
http://helenlaycock.wix.com/helen-lay...
Author Page (U.K.)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Helen-Laycock...
Author Page (U.S.)
http://www.amazon.com/Helen-Laycock/e...
Isadora Wellington, known as Izzy, befriends Titania Moonsong, a wheelchair-bound old lady who lives at 13 Arnison Avenue.
Rumour has it that Mrs Moonsong is a witch, which is hardly surprising: she has a black cat, Macbeth, her favourite piece of music is The Sorcerer’s Apprentice and she makes peculiar concoctions from the herbs she grows in her garden.
When Mrs Moonsong disappears and a strange hippy moves into her house, Izzy and her cousin, Joe, are concerned. It seems he is the one intent on casting spells and Mrs Moonsong is not the only one in danger.
Author: Helen LaycockCharlie Chumpkins
Genre: Light-hearted adventures for readers of 8 - 12
Websites:
Helen Laycock | Children's Author
http://helenlaycock.wix.com/helen-lay...
Author Page (U.K.)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Helen-Laycock...
Author Page (U.S.)
http://www.amazon.com/Helen-Laycock/e...
Imagine Sam's shock when he discovers that a tiny, old-fashioned gentleman – Charlie Chumpkins – has been living under his bed for some time – and imagine, too, the problem of keeping his little friend a secret. Enjoy the big adventures of miniature Charlie as he gets himself caught up in calamity after calamity…
Author: Graham GarrityTitle: The Sound Catcher
Genre: MG. Fun read for children 7 - 12 years.
Websites:
Author Page (U.S)
http://www.amazon.com/Graham-garrity/...
Author Page (UK)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Graham-Garrit...
A fun to read fantasy starring two very unlikely heroes.
A heartwarming tale of friendship and adventure.
A delightfully imaginative and wonderfully illustrated children’s story filled with colourful description and pictures aplenty. A read aloud children’s tale for parents and family alike peopled with a wonderful cast of humorous characters.
Once a sound is made it does not simply disappear, as most people think. It becomes a stray sound, floating through the atmosphere before popping up in a variety of places, usually with alarming consequences.
Since Chloe banged her head she's been seeing strange coloured clouds, which happen to be stray sounds. She's also met the Sound Catcher, whose job it is to gather up stray sounds so that can't go round scaring people.
Seated on the Sound Machine, Chloe and the Sound Catcher zoom around the country capturing as many stray sounds as they can, including that of a dangerous dog that snarls and growls and frightens lots of children. At first Chloe finds it exciting. But things take a turn for the worse when she hears the stray sound of a mystery voice planning something diabolical.
To discover what the plan entails they need to capture more stray sounds of the mystery voice. Back at the Sound Catcher's laboratory they listen to the stray sounds that they've captured and try to piece together all the clues.
It soon becomes apparent that the crime of the century is about to be committed...the theft of the Crown Jewels. And to stop it happening Chloe and the Sound Catcher will have to pit their wits against Locksmith Larry, a criminal mastermind.
But how can a twelve year old girl and the Sound Catcher, who no one but Chloe knows exists, possibly succeed in catching Locksmith Larry when every police force in the country has failed?
All stray sounds are stored in test tubes. When one of the test tubes breaks the unexpected noise of the escaping stray sound it contains gives the Sound Catcher a nasty fright, and gives Chloe an idea..
For easy half term reading for children over seven -try 'The Jess Mystery Series'- school adventure stories, available on kindle or as paperbacks:Jess and the Ghost of Black Rock Castle
Jess and the Magic Wishing Well
Jess and the Christmas Surprise
The Summer Fete Mystery
Book Title: Anya and the Secrets of Cupola
Genre: Upper middle grade fantasy
Release Date: This book was released November 2015, and book 2 is set to release this year.
Main website:
http://nacauldron.com/
Amazon Author Page:
amazon.com/author/nacauldron
Deep in the walls of Cupola lies a secret. A 200 year old magical secret. And it’s up to Anya and her friends to solve it.
Meet Anya, a twelve year old girl with utterly no direction in life. Meet Taika, her best friend who can make a potion strong enough to cure a weregoblin, but may forget to warn you that it can explode at any moment. And then there’s Gevin. Yeah … well … Gevin’s just Gevin isn’t he? These three unlikely heroes will have to brew potions, battle monsters, and even endure the night-of-the-overturned-chicken-stool before discovering the deepest mysteries of Cupola
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