Magicalamity

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The Curse of the Chocolate Phoenix

Five Children on the Western Front

The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein

Worlds of Ink and Shadow

Oh My Gods!

The Rocking Horse

Emily felt wide awake - but this had to be a dream. A soft light glowed from the middle of Holly's empty bed. It came from a little tent - striped red and white, not more than knee-height, and with shadows moving about inside it. Never in all her life would Emily forget the strangeness of what she saw next . . .

When Emily's sister Holly dies, she is surprised to find that she misses her toy bear, Bluey, almost as much as Holly. Bluey was Holly's constant companion, and Emily used to make up stories about him and his escapades in the magical (and very silly) world of Smockeroon to entertain her. And the only person who seems to understand Emily's grief is Ruth, her kindly next-door neighbour.

But then very strange things start to happen. Emily dreams of talking toys visiting her bedroom, telling her that they have come from Smockeroon, and have a message for her from Bluey. A terrible black toad, who stinks of sadness, begins to stalk Ruth's house. And when a parade of penguins wearing plastic moustaches marches through their kitchen - well, Emily has to begin to wonder whether this is all a dream after all. But why are the toys here, and what could Bluey possibly be trying to tell her?

This stunning novel will tickle your funny bones as much as it pulls on your heartstrings, and is a true classic in the making.

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Magicalamity

Kate Saunders, 2011

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Kate Saunders, 2010

The Curse of the Chocolate Phoenix

Kate Saunders, 2013

Five Children on the Western Front

Kate Saunders, 2014

The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein

Kiersten White, 2018

Worlds of Ink and Shadow

Lena Coakley, 2016

Oh My Gods!

Abbey Campbell Cook, Stephanie Cooke, Insha Fitzpatrick, Juliana Moon, 2021

The Rocking Horse

Rita Kindt, 2018