Publication Date: 2 November 2023 The Blurb At the stroke of midnight on the dawn of December, five-year-old Finn Albedo is found frozen in the city park standing on a pedestal of ice. His heart is beating, he is smiling serenely, but no one can wake him. Finn’s big sister, Bianca, suspects that the beautiful … Continue reading The Ice Children by M.G. Leonard, illustrated by Penny Neville-Lee
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Otto Tattercoat And The Forest Of Lost Things by Matilda Woods
Publication Date: 6 February 2020 The Blurb Otto lives in the frozen city of Hodeldorf, where eternal winter has fallen. When his mother goes missing one icy morning, Otto vows to find her – joining forces with the Tattercoats, a gang of brave orphans. Now they must journey into a dark forest on a heart-racing … Continue reading Otto Tattercoat And The Forest Of Lost Things by Matilda Woods
There May Be A Castle by Piers Torday
Mouse Mallory, his mum and two sisters leave their home on Christmas Eve to go to Granny and Gramps for Christmas. As the snow storm worsens, the roads become treacherous. A combination of black ice, sibling bickering and a momentary distraction mean they never arrive. Mouse wakes up in a world that isn't his own, … Continue reading There May Be A Castle by Piers Torday
A Girl Called Owl by Amy Wilson
Owl? What kind of a name is that? And why, every time she asks who her father is, does her mother tell her fairy tales about elemental beings, sprits and fairies in a world of winter? As Owl turns 13, she is more desperate than ever to discover who her father is, especially when frost … Continue reading A Girl Called Owl by Amy Wilson
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