Erica Motoc, age 10 - 'this book is perfect for children who like drama and moments of tension that make you hold your breath at every written word. Three copies of Sensible Etiquette for the Best Occasions slipped from her brow and scattered at her feet in a crash of fluttering pages. Another dubious volume, balanced on the crown of her head, wobbled with each step, but she didn’t let it distract her from Varney. and can bear to have my morsel of bread snatched from my lips, and my drop of living water dashed from my cup? Join our community to get personalised book suggestions, extracts straight to your inbox, 10% off RRPs, and to change children’s lives.

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Then, with as much poise as she could muster, she flounced to the door and hurried off down the passage. For in finding the key, Acton has become the Chosen One and must steal the Glimmerglass Crown, for the cruel Fairy Queen. The school was proud to proclaim its elegant reputation in the society papers under a scrolled coat of arms, but the truth was its reputation, like the buildings themselves, had steadily crumbled over the years and now was badly in need of repair. They are after a mysterious something that they think Lily has - and are prepared to kill her for it. Together, can they win the huge prize that’s at stake, and will their daring adventure bring Kitty closer to achieving her dreams?Which was why, after her run-in with the Kraken, she decided to skip French conversation class and hide her remaining stash of penny dreadfuls before they were confiscated or worse, destroyed – like every other vaguely interesting or illicit thing in this institution. I am not talking to you now through the medium of custom, conventionalities, nor even of mortal flesh: it is my spirit that addresses your spirit; just as if both had passed through the grave, and we stood at God's feet, equal — as we are!

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Peter Bunzl grew up in South London in a rambling Victorian house with three cats, two dogs, one little sister, an antique dealer dad, and an artist mum. Miss Octavia Scrimshaw’s Finishing Academy for Young Ladies was a cluster of wind-blown red-brick buildings that stood in a wild corner of England. Despite it being established that he's terrified of heights, he barely hesitates when swinging between airships. If Spring-Heeled Jack, or Varney the Vampyre, or the air-pirates, or any of the other blackguards who roamed England, ever caught any of those girls in a dark alley they’d be dead for sure. Acton, the youngest member of the Belle family, immediately befriends a bright, red robin, leading him to discover a hidden key.Just then, Dragonfly’s rudder shifted, and she pitched as John twisted the wheel into a one-eighty turn to swoop back past her pursuers. But shadowy figures are closing in and treachery lurks among the smoky spires of London - along with a life-changing secret. Not in this case, Lily reflected, as the Kraken manhandled her down a flight of stone steps, and out into the courtyard. It felt like both grew a grudging respect for Ysolda as the adventure progressed, and the build of those relationships was subtle and well drawn.

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The Kraken’s angry face disappeared with the slit of light as she slammed the door, and Lily heard the snap of the padlock and then her heavy footsteps lurching away across the yard. Storm clouds gather over Lily and Robert’s summer when criminal mastermind the Jack of Diamonds appears. And if God had gifted me with some beauty and much wealth, I should have made it as hard for you to leave me, as it is now for me to leave you. The growing trust between Lily and Robert is handled well, and the irresisitible fox, Malkin, is simply - irresistible. They whispered behind gloved hands as they watched the Kraken shove Lily down a narrow alley on the far side of the square.In the quad, girls in thick winter blousons and woollen hats and scarves strolled arm in arm, or perched birdlike on benches, their backs as straight as ironing boards. Let your muscles go limp, breathe until you feel your soul pouring out of you, and then shut your eyes.

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Alice Harvey was standing in the doorway with Lucretia Blackwell, their faces scrunched into sneers. The trouble was, Lily reflected, as she sneaked up the last set of stairs to the girls’ dormitory, she didn’t want the life of a well-bred Victorian young lady, she wanted the life of an air-pirate. Peter’s books have been translated into 16 languages and sold nearly half-a-million copies worldwide. Ticking radiators warmed the room, and Lily heard the voices of the other girls chanting French verbs in the downstairs classroom.Be swept away by airships and flabbergasted by dastardly plots in this extraordinary and wildly imaginative debut, bursting with invention and adventure. We all have it in us—every man, woman, and child—and with enough hard work and concentration, every human being is capable of…the feat…. and to overcome the Queen, and her deadly curse, they will need courage, cunning and a great deal of hope. A harpoon slashed across the sky and thudded into Dragonfly’s hull, the point piercing her port side.