Ghost To The Rescue

A witty and exciting sequel to GHOST ON THE LOOSE.

Helen Dunwoodie is an original and exciting voice in children's fiction.  Her books show her intimate understanding of girls, family life and the city of Edinburgh.<br/>
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Author lives:  Edinburgh

Something strange is in the air...<br/>
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First a mysterious parcel arrives for Rowan, containing an engraved medallion on a golden chain. Then an odd-looking young man turns up at the house, and something in the air tells Rowan to be suspicious... Something else is in the air too - the ghost of Lady Maisie! The brave 250-year-old spectre's powers are fading, but she is determined to help Rowan solve the mystery.

The Tarot Reader's Daughter

When Rosa finds tarot cards hidden in her mother's wardrobe, she also ends up discovering some buried family history - and a lot about herself. Great chick-lit read for girls aged 11+.

It's a rich, fluent and charming book for girls aged 13 and up

This is an original, engrossing book, with a great plot that will keep readers eagerly turning the pages

An enjoyable drama which builds to a satisfying resolution

This original and thought provoking book is a great summer read, telling a witty and often emotional journey

Excellent story, hot characters. This one just rattles along, with beautiful dialect dialogue and family tensions. Teenage girls who pore over horoscopes and worry about boys will love this one!

Helen Dunwoodie is an original and exciting voice in children's fiction. Author of several novels for teenagers and a book for younger readers, Helen is a mother of two grown-up daughters.

Rosa is surprised to discover tarot cards hidden in the wardrobe of her down-to-earth mum. Inextricably drawn to the cards, Rosa is rather shocked to find that she has a talent for using them - but even more shocked by her mother's fierce reaction to this. Unable now to resist the temptation to discover more, Rosa delves into her mother's background and finds it weirdly tangled with that of the mother of her new friend, Andy. As the two of them investigate what happened when their mothers were young, they tentatively develop their own feelings for each other too.

Helen Dunwoodie

There are shades of Diana Hendry and J K Rowling and children who enjoy those authors should enjoy Dunwoodie. Adults will be tickled by the humour

Daisy and Robina are desperate for a  dog. They've tried everything and in desperation they sneak a book about magic out of their older sister's room and try to cast a spell.  Later that day, to their great amazement and delight, a dog appears in their house.  The curious-looking mutt resembles a cross between a poodle and an afghan hound and the girls love their 'afoodle' on sight.  Dad, however, has a more prosaic explanation for the dog's appearance, and what it's doing in their house.  But all the girls want to know is, can he stay?

Helen Dunwoodie

Praise for Dogspell

There are shades of Diana Hendry and J K Rowling and children who enjoy those authors should enjoy Dunwoodie. Adults will be tickled by the humour

Books by Helen Dunwoodie

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