A Horse Called Hero

Soldier Dog

Island of Spies

Through the Mirror Door

Moonpenny Island

The Secret Starling

Mysteries of Trash and Treasure: The Secret Letters

The Hidden Gallery

'We're going to a fine place,' Idie told Homer to console him, 'with gullies and monkeys and hummingbirds.'

Idie Grace is twelve when she inherits a grand old house on a Caribbean island, and is sent away from grey old England to a place where hummingbirds hover and monkeys clamber from tree to tree.

As a lady of property Idie can do as she pleases, so she fills the house with exotic animals, keeps her beloved horse in the hallway, and carries a grumpy, talking cockatoo called Homer on her shoulder. But the island house holds as many secrets as it does animals, and the truth behind Idie's inheritance is the biggest secret of all . . .

Perfect for fans of Eva Ibbotson and Katherine Rundell

Discover Your Child's Next Read

A Horse Called Hero

Sam Angus, 2013

Soldier Dog

Sam Angus, 2012

Island of Spies

Sheila Turnage, 2022

Through the Mirror Door

Sarah Baker, 2016

Moonpenny Island

Gilbert Ford, Tricia Springstubb, 2015

The Secret Starling

Judith Eagle, 2019

Mysteries of Trash and Treasure: The Secret Letters

Margaret Peterson Haddix, 2022

The Hidden Gallery

Maryrose Wood, Jon Klassen, 2010