{"id":268,"date":"2025-07-07T13:50:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T13:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chimneyspublishing.co.uk\/test-stie\/?page_id=268"},"modified":"2025-08-08T10:47:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T10:47:09","slug":"childrens-books","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chimneyspublishing.co.uk\/test-stie\/childrens-books\/","title":{"rendered":"Children&#8217;s Books"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>\u201cThis is a brilliant, funny and fast paced adventure story <em>that children will love\u201d<\/em><\/strong> &#8211; <em><strong>Books for Keeps<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-section-1 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6b3b7742 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-section-1--1\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\" 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world where sorcerers often go bad.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2 is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3 wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c<em>One of the most original children\u2019s writers around<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<cite>Waterstones<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4 is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5 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inspired cast of characters, for an unbeatable mystery<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<cite>Waterstones<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-10 is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-11 wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c<em>The Last Chance Hotel is a delightful page turner, I challenge anyone who reads it not to fall under Thornton\u2019s spell. The book reads as a simple who done it novel but the beauty of this book is the sheer brilliance of its plot and the characters that are held within its pages. A remarkable book with so much to offer young readers.<\/em>\u201d &#8211; Storgykids<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-12 is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-13 wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c<em>This is a brilliant, funny and fast paced adventure story that children will love<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<cite>Books For Topics<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-14 is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-15 wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c<em>Imagine Dumbledore was murdered in a closed-room mystery. Throw in a spooky hotel, a downtrodden kid, and a talking cat and you have the makings of a brilliant story<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<cite>BookMurmuration<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-16 is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-17 wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;<em>A trail of intriguing clues that will keep young readers guessing right through to the last pages. Cosy, fun and threaded through with humour but still alluringly edgy, this fabulous blend of mayhem, magic and mystery is a winner all the way<\/em>!&#8221;<\/p>\n<cite>Pam Norfolk<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-18 is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-19 wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c<em>I was rooting so much for Seth, who was so loveable I dare anyone to read this and not adore him, to clear his name. His rather critical, gloriously funny cat Nightshade was definitely my favourite though; she was a phenomenal animal companion. The magic system was really unique and clever too<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<cite>Golden Books Girl<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-20 is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-21 wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c<em>Hercule Poirot meets Harry Potter in this mind-bending, magical, murder mystery. With plot-twists aplenty, a well-crafted world, and an eclectic cast, I was gripped from beginning to end, and desperately want to know what happens next<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<cite>Miss Cleveland is Reading<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-22 is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-23 wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c<em>Wonderfully atmospheric<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<cite>DailyExpress<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-24 is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-25 wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;<em>This is brilliant<\/em>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-26 wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;<em>A hoot of a genre mash-up<\/em>&#8220;<\/p>\n<cite>The Observer<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-27 is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-28 wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;<em>Featuring magical antics, a talking cat and a locked-room murder mystery, Seth&#8217;s story reads like an old-school whodunnit with added wizards and spells and echoes of ancient sorcery.<\/em>&#8220;<\/p>\n<cite>BookTrust<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-29 is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-30 wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;<em>Featuring magical antics, <\/em>\u201cNicki is establishing herself very much as the Christie for children\u201d<\/p>\n<cite>The Reader Teacher<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-31 is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-32 wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis gloriously tangled web of magic, mayhem, murder and mystery is a tasty dish for young readers who like to indulge in their own detective work, and a thrilling read for daring adventures unafraid to step inside an amazing world of danger and deception\u201d<\/p>\n<cite>Pam Norfolk<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-33 is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-34 wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNicki Thornton has given us a series of stories that are fast becoming modern classics\u201d<\/p>\n<cite>BookBound<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-section-2 has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-35 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-section-2--3\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">The Seth Seppi Mysteries<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 35%\" id=\"LCH\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Last<\/strong> <strong>Chance Hotel<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div 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href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Last-Chance-Hotel-Nicki-Thornton\/dp\/1911077678?crid=3UB24BC6BSP1U&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.9WfBrB-NARa7sMz7NK7fBFil-QSsKSywNNKlfmigqtSZNeRNXbBfXxOgZy5jBWuvUCCCzXFyVZInIpK0iN5K9VzOKZbmR4wd7uD6Ij-h3qeztqBezHk2MxEguID48BfgMJ-ViiJ8OfeEtl4dusP2JJLMBFkyJbTPCIRaJBVhl234Lir8Fd7T0x4bapQbh0e7QfvN4K2mh0EvP-aNN86l6F0Q6Faoeji60wgFnD6eNDs.O5nglwkLwVUKtJUEfJbdQ_b6Ed4P2eu5JRhyoWvg_xo&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=last+chance+hotel&amp;qid=1753970309&amp;sprefix=last+chance+hot%2Caps%2C125&amp;sr=8-1\">Buy from Amazon<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hard-working Seth is the kitchen boy in the remote Last Chance Hotel, owned by the nasty Bunn family and their toxic daughter, Tiffany, his only friend is Nightshade, the kitchen cat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He dreams of leaving, and of a future beyond the Last Hope Forest, away from Tiffany\u2019s schemes to torment him and wonders if his chance for change might finally have arrived when a bunch of strange characters&nbsp;come to stay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But things go terribly wrong when the dessert Seth carefully made to impress kindly Dr Thallomius, instead poisons him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seth finds himself at the heart of a murder investigation with a lot more than Tiffany to worry about as he is the main suspect and accused of the crime. But Seth\u2019s problems don\u2019t end there. The eccentric guests are all sorcerers and Seth suspects magic was at the bottom of the crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How can he possibly find the real culprit and clear his name when he doesn\u2019t have the first clue about magic, or why someone might have wanted to kill the most important sorcerer in the land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nicki Thornton\u2019s debut won the Ealing Junior Book Award, was nominated for the Carnegie Medal and the Prix Elbakin.Net for fantasy writing in France. She was shortlisted for the CrimeFest Best Crime Novel for Children, the Oxfordshire Book Award Best Junior Novel, the Warwickshire Junior Book Award and the Specsavers National Book Awards.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/chimneyspublishing.co.uk\/test-stie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/LCH-Left-240x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-515 size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chimneyspublishing.co.uk\/test-stie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/LCH-Left-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/chimneyspublishing.co.uk\/test-stie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/LCH-Left.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 35%\" id=\"BLL\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Bad Luck Lighthouse<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.bookshop.org\/a\/59\/9781912626304\" style=\"background-color:#cf0c3b\">Buy on Bookshop.org<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-accent-3-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.waterstones.com\/book\/the-bad-luck-lighthouse\/nicki-thornton\/9781912626304\">Buy from Waterstones<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Luck-Lighthouse-Seth-Seppi-Mystery\/dp\/1912626306?crid=6J6ZFBB378EM&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.z5yfjeCuXvnB-Ss75cqrW7BVeYPeskjBtyQ4OCI9BwWrm7Fl4Xospag9lbu77Dtw.EAuuT1lERg94paYkiQCcKHpVfABcYcURHlmV3X73ff8&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=the+bad+luck+lighthouse&amp;qid=1753972294&amp;sprefix=the+bad+lu%2Caps%2C106&amp;sr=8-1\">Buy from Amazon<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Everyone is blaming a series of mysterious accidents on rumours that the Snakesmouth Lighthouse is haunted. But since discovering how damaging magic can be in the wrong hands, Seth Seppi sets out to prove someone among the lighthouse party must secretly be practising magic. Swept up in the new MagiCon case, Seth is determined to prove himself, both as a potential sorcerer, but also as a detective. But this is a darker and more dangerous magic than he has come across before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong><br><\/strong>\u201cThis fantastical story has rich, descriptive text, an interesting cast of magical and non-magical characters and so many plot twists \u2026 one of the best books I have read this year\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<cite>BOOKS FOR TOPICS<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The follow-up to the bestselling <em>The Last Chance Hotel!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cWith The Last Chance Hotel, Nicki Thornton fused magical fantasy with classic crime; its follow up pushes the envelope even further, with sinister conspiracies and ruthless organisations abounding around a curious lighthouse.&nbsp;<strong>Playful yet genuinely creepy, the Seth Seppi Mysteries are fast becoming must haves for any child\u2019s library.<\/strong>\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<cite>Waterstones<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/chimneyspublishing.co.uk\/test-stie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/BLL-240x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-514 size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chimneyspublishing.co.uk\/test-stie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/BLL-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/chimneyspublishing.co.uk\/test-stie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/BLL.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 35%\" id=\"CTC\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Cut Throat Cafe<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.bookshop.org\/a\/59\/9781912626601\" style=\"background-color:#cf0c3b\">Buy from Bookshop.org<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-accent-3-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.waterstones.com\/book\/the-cut-throat-cafe\/nicki-thornton\/9781912626601\">Buy from Waterstones<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Cut-Throat-Cafe-Seppi-Mysteries-Mystery\/dp\/1912626608?crid=2TF72EVZWCCFR&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.T9TP4KvPHrLlxwYGntrwxaeqZz9-di03-ZCw5Q-yoev9Br6ZCACTG57mdr4nRo6-fgmXHItcx9ma-zUn1VTfok3VoZyqMX61UgscyL46i-3iWikW7mZYDltw2Es6gkNa8zOieuC5_3-q2IuCPcZnKEfOoZvg20S2hiPbkOklGaI.ejGvypTXqRhuWbrnYUT1FxVfJTUwtkDS2N4B7X3kcxs&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=the+cut+throat+cafe&amp;qid=1753972468&amp;sprefix=the+cut+throat+caf%2Caps%2C94&amp;sr=8-1\">Buy from Amazon<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seth and his cat Nightshade arrive in a magical town to finally gain a sought-after magical apprenticeship: Seth is finally read to qualify as a sorcerer, but as usual, the magical world is a complex and shadowy place. Seth is excited to quickly make new friends among the other young people learning magic, but discovers the apprentices are under attack. Seth is determined to prove himself as both a sorcerer and a detective and needs to discover who\u2019s murdering the apprentices and stop them before they strike again. Especially before one of his new-found friends becomes the next victim \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>\u201c<em>I think that this is my favourite book that Nicki has written so far. It is a truly wonderful story with so many unexpected twists and turns. This book is even more misleading than the ones before it but my favourite thing about it are the names, how DOES Nicki think them up (I love the name Tendril Vetch!)<\/em><em><br>It has so many relatable characters and many more mind-boggling mysteries to solve. Nicki instantly weaves another amazing <\/em><em>bookworld<\/em><em> filled with atmosphere, adventure and excitement, and a fair amount of soul-searching from Seth as he sometimes looks for easy (and sometimes quite dark) solutions to his problems, steered back on the moral path by his trusty best buddy Nightshade.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<cite>Read It Daddy<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/chimneyspublishing.co.uk\/test-stie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/CTC-240x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-513 size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chimneyspublishing.co.uk\/test-stie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/CTC-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/chimneyspublishing.co.uk\/test-stie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/CTC.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-section-2 has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-36 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-section-2--4\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">The Nightshade Mysteries<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 35%\" id=\"HHM\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Howling Hag Mystery<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.bookshop.org\/a\/59\/9781913322700\" style=\"background-color:#cf0c3b\">Buy from Bookshop.org<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-accent-3-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.waterstones.com\/book\/the-howling-hag-mystery\/nicki-thornton\/9781913322700\">Buy from Waterstones<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Howling-Hag-Mystery-author-Chance\/dp\/191332270X?crid=3PCPE78MXFVF8&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.VmcgQNzxNs4gVoK5XBJaF3jSz9OwtmHss6PCbRLYzt-nirAfHF36c6_fQFGMpVnMp9gfEMjO1s_kGUeh2_1w0yNF0wKRcCjx8LUk5Bs6AX8.HBkUGYGIEx4oXrxVkf1bOhuyCmGvw-oFtpiL_JLEcI4&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=the+howling+hag&amp;qid=1753972660&amp;sprefix=the+howling+hag%2Caps%2C94&amp;sr=8-1\">Buy from Amazon<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cBlending magical adventure with Golden Age crime mystery, this delightfully atmospheric spin-off from the author of The Last Chance Hotel confirms Thornton\u2019s place as one of the most original children\u2019s writers around.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<cite>Waterstones<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>A school plagued by curses. A witch who cannot do magic.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>And one cat who believes she is the world\u2019s best magical detective.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When bad things start to happen in Raven Charming\u2019s school, rumours build that it must be the local witch.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Raven has a secret. She knows exactly who the local with is \u2013 it\u2019s her sister, Rookery, because the Charmings are a family of witches. But can it really be her sister who is to blame for all the unpleasant things that are happening? Or is there another witch in town?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Raven must find out before her sister\u2019s secret is exposed, even though Raven has another shameful secret of her own to keep \u2013 she\u2019s the only witch in her family who cannot do magic.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/chimneyspublishing.co.uk\/test-stie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/HHM-240x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-512 size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chimneyspublishing.co.uk\/test-stie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/HHM-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/chimneyspublishing.co.uk\/test-stie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/HHM.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 35%\" id=\"PPM\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Poisoned Pie Mystery<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.bookshop.org\/a\/59\/9781913322717\" style=\"background-color:#cf0c3b\">Buy from Bookshop.org<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-accent-3-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.waterstones.com\/book\/the-poisoned-pie-mystery\/nicki-thornton\/9781913322717\">Buy from Waterstones<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Poisoned-Pie-Mystery-magical-mystery\/dp\/1913322718?crid=EI7L68BL9KR2&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.UoaPQdq-AwZBlo0Bk-DDxSSoAxZw5rIlt2PINEkLJHVmhhmQr1h6s51yuXg9g_pCTqi4Ma7B9CRTRg39uS35GolIvBhISe5LBGrXcKw7Y_XyAU2Om8tJ3F3YQEsUhWa238vgY9PtfjWQSiFUpMjanw.CaTycLNLAHW3TK6-JPHyKcUy4ziZ5z1tPkde-jH6TNI&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=the+poisoned+pie+mystery&amp;qid=1753971169&amp;sprefix=poisoned+pie+%2Caps%2C110&amp;sr=8-1\">Buy from Amazon<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What happens when the unluckiest boy in the world meets the greatest magical detective (who might also be a cat)?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oakmoss Hornbeam knows he is very clumsy. In fact he\u2019s just escaped certain death (lucky), although that did make him miss the school bus (unlucky), but also meant he made a new friend, a cat who knows a lot about magic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Is Oakmoss simply very accident-prone, or is it possible someone has put him under a powerful ill-wishing spell? Because who on earth would want to harm a slightly undersized schoolboy?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Together with his new friend, Nightshade the cat, Oakmoss must delve into the darker side of magic and his own powerful, magical family as they attempt to discover if someone is really out to harm Oakmoss with magic. Who might want to? And why?<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/chimneyspublishing.co.uk\/test-stie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/PPM-240x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-511 size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chimneyspublishing.co.uk\/test-stie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/PPM-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/chimneyspublishing.co.uk\/test-stie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/PPM.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 35%\" id=\"FWM\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Floating Witch Mystery<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.bookshop.org\/a\/59\/9781915026545\" style=\"background-color:#cf0c3b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy from Bookshop.org<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-accent-3-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.waterstones.com\/book\/the-floating-witch-mystery\/nicki-thornton\/9781915026545\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy from Waterstones<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Floating-Witch-Mystery-magical-mystery\/dp\/1915026547?crid=13V0WQZYNHFUN&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.4o4JENvBR-o-DRllp2srtxKZe-M1k3I8EJFq2O8vv2UbM5DazbIHIZ_RUbcS6sxAqQD1NXLbqYKFaTlhY0yAZnfyjMkrv-LDA1gFOog51i3cL5SY_gFOvFUkFH54Dq-nyGabiymV-ry0BXslnKjzVeH7s6CwfY_vH8gQGUAAkXstcQ_zVaqnR1-Pl9yVRcYwcb5VDc2gcUhvFEBYeahYTrp1l5mQPeu-FE_URFnUROc.BUt5kklllN6vS10cplRr-mfalR9stivea7CEHTiMI1k&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=floating+witch+mystery&amp;qid=1753970681&amp;sprefix=floating+witch+mystery%2Caps%2C97&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy from Amazon<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shortlisted for the Best Crime Novel for Children<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The Floating Witch Mystery<\/em> is a fantasy thriller set in a riverside community threatened by dark magic \u2013 but only brave school reporter, Veena Vale, knows the truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How can Veena convince her friends that they need to band together to fight the forces of dark magic to save her beloved home, when no one believes magic even exists?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>This is a brilliant, funny and fast paced adventure story that children will love\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<cite>Books for Topics<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Can Veena find a way to defeat a sinister sorcerer, discover his true plans and save the island home she loves when she has no magic of her own to fight back with?<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/chimneyspublishing.co.uk\/test-stie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/FWM-240x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-516 size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chimneyspublishing.co.uk\/test-stie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/FWM-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/chimneyspublishing.co.uk\/test-stie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/FWM.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThis is a brilliant, funny and fast paced adventure story that children will love\u201d &#8211; 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