Tato autorka objevila celoživotní lásku k fikci díky svému otci, který jí vyprávěl fantastické příběhy. Po jeho odchodu se obrátila na fantasy sekci místní knihovny, což formovalo její pozdější psaní. Její díla se často noří do říší fantazie, čerpají inspiraci z jejích vlastních zážitků a touhy po úniku. Vyznačuje se živým vypravěčským stylem, který čtenáře přenese do jiných světů.
At a World War II-themed murder mystery party, Anna Hopkins and her fellow dogwalkers enjoy themselves until a real body is discovered. Who attended the event without a ticket? Anna is caught up in an intrigue that leads to a lost painting and a wartime secret that involves Anna's family. Was her late father guilty of a crime?
When Professor Lowell is brutally attacked in his rooms at Walsingham, Oxford, college administrator Anna Hopkins discovers he had a connection with her fellow dogwalker Isadora Salzman - who has been keeping a surprising secret all these years. But someone else knows of Isadora's secret, someone who has sent her a threatening, frightening letter.
When her white German Shepherd unearths a body in the undergrowth during their daily walk through Oxford's picturesque Port Meadow, Anna Hopkins has a double shock: she'd met the victim before. Convinced that Naomi Evans was not the random victim of a serial killer as the police believe, Anna teams up with fellow dogwalkers to discover the truth.
In Paradise High Karen and Lizzy rush home from school to watch their favourite TV soap. When the writer of the soap visits their school, he leaves behind a special pen and life is never the same again. TreeTops Fiction contains engaging novels from top authors and illustrators with the variety children need to develop a love of reading!
Part of the Bug Club whole school reading programme for Reception, KS1 and KS2 that transforms young readers into life-long readers. Children are instantly engaged by the characters they know and love and want to read more and more.
At the age of sixteen, shy introverted Naomi makes a harrowing adult decision about the future of her baby daughter.
Everyone is talking about the school talent show - except Jax. She's far too busy with Moonbeams, her magical moon cat. But then she meets Hubble, the white rabbit, whose owner dreams of wowing the crowds with his dazzling magical act!
A lone boy and his puppy join Noah and his family in their crazy scheme. Can Noah build his ship in time? Will the animals come? Will the world really end? A moving retelling with stunning illustrations.
Bei Billie, Lexie, Ella und Nat ist wieder jede Menge los. Ella sitzt mit Hochdruck an den Vorbereitungen für den Fashion-Contest der Schule. Sie entwirft, schnippelt und näht rund um die Uhr. Für ihre Freundinnen nimmt sie sich natürlich trotzdem Zeit. Und das ist auch dringend nötig. Denn mit Natalie scheint irgendwas nicht zu stimmen. Seit die von ihrer Schwester zur Brautjungfer ernannt wurde, ernährt sie sich nur noch von Reiswaffeln und treibt jede Menge Sport. Billie, Lexie und Ella sind sich einig: Das kann so nicht weitergehen! Kate Costelloe greift im zweiten Band der GATC-Reihe ein Thema auf, für das sich jedes Mädchen begeistert: die schillernde Modewelt. Und spinnt daraus eine Story, die glitzernd, aufregend und lustig zugleich ist.
