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Kaspar
by Michael Morpurgo
HarperCollins Children’s Books
Kaspar the cat first came to The Savoy Hotel in a basket – Johnny Trott knows, because he was the one who carried him in. Johnny was a bell-boy, and he carried all of Countess Kandinsky’s things to her room.
But Johnny didn’t expect to end up with Kaspar on his hands forever, nor did he count on making friends with Lizziebeith, a spirited American heiress. Pretty soon, events are set in motion that will take Johnny – and Kaspar – all around the world, surviving theft, shipwreck and rooftop rescues along the way. Because everything changes with a cat like Kaspar around. After all, he’s Kaspar Kandinsky, Prince of Cats, a Muscovite, a Londoner and a New Yorker, and as far an anyone knows, the only cat to survive the sinking of the Titanic….
more info: www.morpurgo.org
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Wilma Tenderfoot And The Case of The Frozen Heart
by Emma Kennedy
Macmillan Children’s Publishing
A stolen jewel. Some frozen hearts. And a fish scale. Sounds like a case for Wilma Tenderfoot! Wilma Tenderfoot dreams of one day becoming assistant to the world-famous and very serious detective Theodore P Goodman. But the last thing Mr Goodman wants is a small and slightly accident-prone sidekick – especially one with an overfriendly beagle called Pickle who keeps eating all the clues.
Still, she’s not about to give up – Wilma Tenderfoot may be small, but she is very determined.
more info: www.panmacmillan.com
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The Beautiful Game: Hannah’s Secret
by Narinder Dhami
Orchard
Hi, I'm Hannah, and I'm the future captain of the England women's football team! Ha ha – only kidding. Although my dad seriously thinks so, which is embarrassing with a capital E. He's always yelling at me when I play – it's a nightmare! At least I've got football, and five new mates to keep me happy.
And there's my BIG SECRET, too – just promise you won't tell...Hannah xxx
more info: www.narinderdhami.com
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The Thornthwaite Inheritance
by Gareth P. Jones
Bloomsbury Publishing Ltd
Ovid and Lorelli Thornthwaite had been trying to kill each other for so long that neither twin could remember which act of attempted murder came first. But whoever had struck first, trying to take each other's lives was simply what they did. Until one day a lawyer arrives at their house to take stock of its contents, and his accompanying son attracts their attention. Soon a new battle evolves – one in which the twins have to work together to solve the mystery of their parents' deaths. Can Lorelli and Ovid overcome their old animosities, and will they ever get to finish that game of chess?
more info: www.bloomsbury.com:80/childrens/Authors/details.aspx?tpid=3654
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