Ages 10-12

who needs you more than ever, and a new boy at school giving you weird looks, there’s not a lot of room for much else.

So when Owl starts seeing strange frost patterns on her skin, she’s tempted to just burrow down under the duvet and forget all about it. Could her strange new powers be linked to her mysterious father? And what will happen when she enters the magical world of winter for the first time?

Continue Owl’s story with the companion volume, Owl and the Lost Boy.

‘A story of wild winds and bitter frosts with the warmth of friendship at its heart.’ – Abi Elphinstone, author of Sky Song.

‘A sparklingly frosty read, full of feisty characters, myth and mystery’ – Daily Mail.

Being stuck in an eternal summer is not fun. Especially when you’re Jack Frost’s daughter. Owl’s friend Alberic – who also happens to be the Earl of Autumn’s son – is missing. Determined to find him and end the perpetual summer, Owl and her best friend Mallory embark on an adventure that will take them deep into the magical world of time itself. But Alberic’s disappearance is shrouded in secret, and there’s more going on than meets the eye. As an epic battle of the elements approaches, will Owl and Alberic be able to control their magic and restore the natural world?

Lose yourself in this glittering story of friendship, nature and the elements told with Amy Wilson’s trademark magic and heart.

‘A story of wild winds and bitter frosts with the warmth of friendship at its heart’ Abi Elphinstone, author of Sky Song on A Girl Called Owl

‘It was such a treat to be back in Owl’s world – Amy Wilson spins her magic like a glittering winter cloak’ Jasbinder Bilan, author of Asha & the Spirit Bird

When Omar’s best friend Daniel messes up at school, Omar decides to take the blame to save him from getting in trouble – which makes him feel like a hero!

With this taste of heroism, Omar takes the blame for a couple of small things other kids in the class have done – without realising that when something more serious happens, the signs will point to him since he’s been so unusually troublesome.

The teachers are SURE the culprit must be Omar. Can his friends prove his innocence and show that he wasn’t responsible for the chaos?

*Zanib Mian is a World Book Day author for 2021 with her Planet Omar title, Operation Kind.*

Have you read the first book in the series, Accidental Trouble Magnet? Love Reading 4 Kids called it ‘irresistible reading!’

Clara has been sent to stay with her aunt and uncle while England is at war. But when she reaches their cottage on an enormous country estate, Clara is plunged into a tangle of secrets… A dark, locked room, a scheming thief, and a mysterious boy who only appears at night.

Clara has a secret of her own too – a terrible one about her brother, fighting in the war. And as the secrets turn to danger, Clara must find the courage to save herself, and those around her…

‘Fans of Emma Carroll will adore this historical tale of derring-do and righted wrongs’ The Times, Children’s Book of the Week