Oleg and Emma entered their den to find a cardboard spaceship standing exactly where they usually sat. Slowly, the front door opened and out stepped a boy. ‘My name’s Sebastian Cole,’ he said. ‘But you already know that.’When Oleg and Emma invent a new classmate called Sebastian, they are amazed when he appears – very…
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#57 Dear Child by Romy Hausmann
A windowless shack in the woods. Lena’s life and that of her two children follows the rules set by their captor, the father: meals, bathroom visits, study time are strictly scheduled and meticulously observed. He protects his family from the dangers lurking in the outside world and makes sure that his children will always have…
Living Through COVID-19 Pandemic – Week 19 – Saturday 18th July – Friday 24th July
Day One Hundred and Twenty-Five – Saturday 18th July – Saw my first two flats today!! This has been a long time coming and like passing my driving test, it was something that I never thought was possible. It was like an unattainable goal. I have wanted to move into my own place for 7…
#54 The Twits by Roald Dahl
Mr Twit is a foul and smelly man with bits of cornflake and sardine in his beard. Mrs Twit is a horrible old hag with a glass eye. Together they make the nastiest couple you could ever hope not to meet. Down in their garden, the ghastly, evil Twits keep Muggle-Wump the monkey and his…
#53 Find Her Alive by Lisa Regan
Josie treads gently, careful not to disturb the pile of perfect white bones laid out in the grass by her feet. Her voice is little more than a whisper. “No! Not my sister…” Detective Josie Quinn hasn’t heard from her sister since Trinity stormed out of the house in the heat of an argument three weeks…
#52 The Vanishing Trick by Jenni Spangler
tep into a world of secrets, folklore and illusions, where nothing is as it seems and magic is at play… Madame Augustina Pinchbeck, travels the country conjuring the spirits of dearly departed loved ones… for a price. Whilst her ability to contact ghosts is a game of smoke and mirrors, there is real magic behind her tricks…
#51 Gargantis by Thomas Taylor
When an ancient bottle is found washed up on the beach after a ferocious electrical storm, all the residents of Eerie-on-Sea seem to want it … but should they in fact fear it? Legend has it that the bottle contains an extraordinary secret that spells doom for the whole of Eerie-on-Sea. Could it be true that the…
Living Through COVID-19 Pandemic – Week 16 – Saturday 27th June – Friday 3rd July
Day One Hundred and Four – Saturday 27th June – Today was a lazy day. I spent the morning designing cards, napping and doing some reading but it was super relaxing and chilled, and I felt good about myself and the day. In the afternoon and through into the evening, I played Xbox with my…
June Roundup 2020
Hello my lovelies, another month is over and another is soon beginning. I can’t believe how quickly the world is spinning or how fast the months are turning. It seems to be happening quicker than I can blink my eye. The world is moving far quicker in the world of COVID-19 than it has ever…
#50 The Woods by Vanessa Savage
For Tess, her older sister Bella is her whole world. She’s smart and beautiful and popular – everything Tess isn’t – and since the death of their mother it’s just been them and their grieving father. But now a new family has moved into the empty house on the edge of the woods, bringing with…
At the End of the World is a Book 