Goodly and Grave in a Bad Case of Kidnap

An archly funny, classic mystery adventure with a magic twist!
Lucy Goodly is the new boot girl at Grave Hall, working for the cold, aloof Lord Grave. The other staff - Vonk the Butler, Mrs Crawley the cook and Violet the scullery maid - all seem friendly but Lucy soon notices that strange things are afoot in her new home - and not just Mrs Crawley's experimental anchovy omelettes. There are moving statues, magical books and Lord Grave has a secret. Meanwhile, all over the country, children are vanishing. Could the mystery of the missing children be linked to the strange goings-on? Lucy is determined to find out...

About the author

Justine Windsor is a debut author but has been shortlisted and won various new writers awards including the Times/Chicken House children’s writers prize and the youwriteone.com Children’s Book of the Year. She lives and works in London.

Summary

An archly funny, classic mystery adventure with a magic twist!

Product details

• Authors: Justine Windsor, Windsor Justine
• Publisher: Haper Collins Children's Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 9 to 12
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 09.03.2017
• EAN: 9780008183530
• ISBN: 978-0-00-818353-0
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 24 mm
• Series: Goodly And Grave; Goodly and Grave
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age; JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories, JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic, JUVENILE FICTION / Mysteries & Detective Stories, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship, Children's / Teenage fiction & true stories, Adventure stories (Children's / Teenage), Interest age: from c 9 years, Children’s / Teenage fiction and true stories, Children’s / Teenage: Action & adventure stories