Junior Authors by last name K-L

Kieran Larwood, MG Leonard and Gill Lewis

Kieran Larwood - The Legend of Podkin One-Ear

Fiction 9+
288 pages

Winner of the Best Story Blue Peter Book Award 2017. A thick white blanket covers the wide slopes of the band of hills known as the Razorback Downs. With danger all around them, Podkin must protect his family, uncover his destiny, and attempt to defeat the most horrifying enemy rabbitkind has ever know.

MG Leonard - Beetle Boy

Fiction 9+
322 pages

Darkus's dad has disappeared, but his new friend, a giant beetle called Baxter, is some consolation. Together, boy and beetle set out to solve the mystery of his father's disappearance. But Lucretia Cutter, a fashion designer with a penchant for beetle jewellery, is dead set against their success.

Gill Lewis - Sky Hawk

Fiction 9+
226 pages

Callum and Iona take an oath to guard the secret hidden in the forest above the dark waters of the loch. This promise is the beginning of an eternal friendship that will change more than one life.

Gill Lewis - Gorilla Dawn

Fiction 9+
320 pages

Imara and Bobo are two children living with a band of rebel soldiers in the African jungle. When an orphaned gorilla is brought to their camp they swear to protect it. But in their war-ravaged world, can they ever find true safety?