It’s the day of the school trip and Alfie and Kat take an interactive ride at the museum… but find themselves tumbling back in time to a Viking village! Kat’s sure it’s some kind of prank for social media, but Alfie isn’t so sure. The problem is, how will they get back to the present …
‘My Family The Enemy‘ is my latest novel, an adventure set in WW1 London. Based on true events and packed full of historical detail, it follows 10-year-old Fred as neighbours, friends and classmates turn against him and his family. How will Fred, his mother and his fiesty sister Lil find a way through the war …
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My new, quick-read novel MY PERFECT COUSIN is out today! Ruby can’t stand her oh-so-perfect cousin Yasmin. It’s bad enough that Yasmin has all the luck, but worse still, she seems to enjoy rubbing Ruby’s nose in it. But there’s always two sides to every story, isn’t there?It was a lot of fun to write …
New year, new book! Let me introduce you to Wanda, and her HUGE secret… For the last three years, Wanda and her mum Patti have been backpacking around the world. For Patti, this travelling adventure has been pure heaven, but 12-year-old Wanda is becoming more and more homesick – for a home that doesn’t even …
*TAH-DAH!!* My newest book is out today! ‘The Boy Who Stole The Pharaoh’s Lunch’ is a time-slip novel, where Seth – a modern day schoolboy and class clown – finds himself whisked back to #AncientEgypt. Seth’s adventure starts after a prank gone wrong. When he bursts into an assembly in an unravelling ‘mummy’ costume, Seth …
KINSHIP: When I was dreaming up ‘The Broken Dragon‘, I knew I wanted to write about Kinship Care, where children are ‘fostered’ by family members, an arrangement that’s more common than many people realise. And as three people I know are bringing up their grandchildren, it meant a lot to me to cheer on these …
What a start to the year! It’s only January 5th, and today my 100th published book – ‘The Mystery of Flat 6B’ – hits the bookshelves (real and virtual). When I wrote my first book more than 20 years ago, I didn’t know if I’d ever be lucky enough to have a second one commissioned …
The Starboy is a young alien stranded on earth. Kiki and Wes are two Year 7s who don’t fit in. If you want to know more about their out-of-this-world friendship, then you can can enter my giveaway here! I’ve got 3 sets of HOW TO BE A HUMAN and HOW TO BE AN ALIEN, and …
Yep, ‘How To Hide An Alien‘ – sequel to ‘How To Be A Human’ – has its book birthday today! If you want to find out more about the continuing adventures of the stranded alien Star Boy – and his bewildered human friends Kiki and Wes – it’s all here, ready and waiting for you… …
One month to go: ‘How To Hide An Alien’ – the follow-up to ‘How To Be A Human’ – publishes on July 7th. Find out how the stranded alien school boy is getting on in his newly adopted home town… (Spoiler: BADLY!) *Delicious covers: #ThyBui*
