Junior Authors by last name K-L

Anna Kemp, Judith Kerr, Sophie Kirtley, Josh Lacey and Elizabeth Laird

Anna Kemp - Hollow Hills

Fiction 9+
320 pages

When Hazel ventured into Goblyn Wood, she discovered that she was part fairy and the Fae have been hoarding magic. Now, on a mission to help the other fairies and rescue her friend Pete, she needs to travel to the Fae Dominion. No one has been inside for years but Hazel arrives there, it’s a glorious paradise and Pete is happy. Hazel is sure that something is wrong but soon begins to forget about her mission. And in the world outside, the threat to Goblyn Wood is increasing…
Can Hazel complete her mission and help bring balance back to Goblyn Wood?

Judith Kerr - When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit

Fiction 9+
282 pages

This semi-autobiographical classic, written by the beloved Judith Kerr, tells the story of a Jewish family escaping Germany in the days before the Second World War.

Sophie Kirtley - The Wild Way Home

Fiction 9+
245 pages

When Charlie's longed-for brother is born with a serious heart condition, Charlie's world is turned upside down. Upset and afraid, Charlie flees the hospital and makes for the ancient forest on the edge of town. But when Charlie sets off back to the hospital, it seems the forest has changed.

It's become a place as strange and wild as the boy dressed in deerskins. For Charlie has unwittingly fled into the Stone Age, with no way to help the boy or return to the present day. Or is there?

Josh Lacey - A Dog Called Grk

Fiction 9+
236 pages

When Tim finds an abandoned little dog outside his house, he can't just leave him there, even though his parents hate the idea of pets in their house. But it turns out that this is no mere homeless pooch - he's Grk, the missing pet of the ambassador of Stanislavia.

Tim wants to reunite them and it's not long before he finds himself breaking into a high-security prison, flying a helicopter, and making a nail-biting race for the border - all for the love of a very special dog.

Elizabeth Laird - Song of the Dolphin Boy

Fiction 7+
210 pages

Finn has always been different, and in the tiny fishing village of Stromhead he sticks out like a sore thumb. Always told to keep away from the water, he's felt that something was missing until one day he dives in and finds that, swimming with the dolphins, he feels completely at home.

But his new friends are in danger of being injured by the rubbish that floats out into the water - and now a supermarket is going to release thousands of balloons that could drift out to sea and cause even more damage. Desperate to help the dolphins, Finn goes to the Lighthouse Crew.