What do you get when you mix some albino terrier fur and sand from Alum Bay? Timothy Pinkerton knows, and he’ll do anything to get his grubby hands on more of what he needs for his secret formula. Anything, including hypnotising the town’s residents and stealing their homes. It looks like another boring summer of collecting crisp packets and playing the bagpipes for twelve-year-old Lottie Baxter. But a crazy adventure begins when she’s given a pencil case full of gadgets with remarkable … [Read more...] about Fool’s Gold by Alan Barbara
Shadows by the Lighthouse by Melissa Puritis
Welcome to Summerset Island, where the sand is golden and murder looms on the horizon. Summerset Island’s lighthouse is a beacon for beach lovers; the sand is golden, the sea glistening, the locals welcoming, or at least welcoming to the visitors who are wealthy enough to stay. Avery Fowler isn’t going to Summerset Island for a chance to work on his tan, though. His father is now Summerset’s Chief of Police, so thirteen-year-old Avery must leave his old life behind and start over in this North … [Read more...] about Shadows by the Lighthouse by Melissa Puritis
Vardin Homecoming by Maggie Spence
Vardin Homecoming by Maggie Spence Six former friends from Vardin Village reluctantly reunite eight years after the devastating homecoming weekend that tore apart their lifelong friendship. When they were seniors at Vardin Village High, they weren’t supposed to be in the abandoned Butler Building after the homecoming dance but the adventure seemed harmless enough… until they find their friend’s dead body. After fleeing the building just one step ahead of the police chief, the six teenagers … [Read more...] about Vardin Homecoming by Maggie Spence
