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A Very Peculiar Plague (#2 City of Orphans) by Catherine Jinks
$14.99 AUD
Category: Chapter Books | Series: City of Orphans
'Bogles ain't like pigeons. They don't travel in flocks. So why is this corner o' London crawling with 'em?'Eleven-year-old Jem Barbary spent most of his early life picking pockets for a canny old crook named Sarah Pickles. Now she's betrayed him, and Jem wants revenge. He also wants to work for bogler ...Show more
A Very Singular Guild (City of Orphans #3) by Catherine Jinks
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Category: Chapter Books | Series: City of Orphans
Twelve-year-old Ned Roach used to scavenge for scraps along the Thames riverbank. But the recent plague of child-eating bogles in London means that he's now working as an apprentice to Alfred Bunce, the bogler.Alongside Jem Barbary and (sometimes) Birdie McAdam, Ned must lure bogles out of their lairs s ...Show more
A Very Unusual Pursuit (#1 City of Orphans) by Catherine Jinks
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Category: Chapter Books | Series: City of Orphans | Reading Level: very good
Monsters have been infesting London's dark places for centuries, eating every child who gets too close. That's why ten-year-old Birdie McAdam works for Alfred Bunce, the bogler. With her beautiful voice and dainty looks, Birdie is the bait that draws bogles from their lairs so that Alfred can kill them. ...Show more
Eglantine: Allies ghost Hunters #1 by Jinks, Catherine
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Category: Chapter Books | Series: Allie's Ghosthunters
Who is writing on the walls?..We moved into our new house because Mum liked the vibes. But those vibes turned scary when ghostly writing started appearing on the walls of Bethan's room. Mum tried a few new-age tricks, but couldn't stop the creepy nightmares. We even called in paranormal investigators, b ...Show more
Eloise: A Ghost Story by Catherine Jinks
$14.95 AUD
Category: Chapter Books | Series: Allie's Ghosthunters Ser.
Who is the presence in the bedroom?..I wasn't too keen on the Exorcists' Club at first. I mean, playing about with ghosts can be dangerous. But when Bettina begged me to help her aunt contact a dead relative, I gave in. That's what ghost hunters are for, right? If only I'd known what the seance would wa ...Show more
Elysium: A Ghost Story: No. 4 by Catherine Jinks
$14.95 AUD
Category: Chapter Books
Who is waiting in the cave?..The Jenolan Caves Ghost Tour sounded like the perfect weekend for a ghost hunter. But I didn't realise I was letting myself in for a whole lot more than just a haunted hotel and endless family squabbles. Something was on our trail. Something vicious, mysterious, and very, ve ...Show more
Eustace: Allie's Ghost Hunters #2 by Catherine Jinks
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Category: Chapter Books
Who is haunting the cabin?..After Eglantine vanished, I thought I was through with ghosts. Then I went on a school excursion to Hill End and found myself investigating a whole bunch of them. First there was the ghost of Granny Evans, pacing around the museum. And Eustace Harrow smashing things up in Tay ...Show more
Evil Genius (#1) by Catherine Jinks
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Category: Chapter Books | Series: Genius Trilogy | Reading Level: good
Cadel Piggott is a seven-year-old genius with a knack for systems. He can do just about anything: disable home security systems, hack into government databases and commit credit card fraud. But when he gets in trouble with the police his parents are forced to take him to a therapist, Dr Thaddeus Roth. B ...Show more
Living Hell by Catherine Jinks
$16.95 AUD
Category: Chapter Books
A gripping, sci-fi thriller about a spaceship which transforms into a living organism after flying through a radiation field, and then begins to turn on the human crew as if they are parasites. The smell was the first thing we noticed. It was a terrible smell that made us all cough: a smell of burning m ...Show more
Pagan in Exile (The Pagan Chronicles #2) by Catherine Jinks
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Category: Chapter Books | Series: Pagan Chronicles S.
It's 1188, and the infidels have conquered Jerusalem. Forced into exile, Pagan escapes to France with his Templar lord, the noble Roland. But Lord Roland's homecoming is less than joyful - his violent family clash both with their neighbours and with each other. At the centre of this bloody feud stands t ...Show more
Pagan's Crusade (The Pagan Chronicles #1) by Catherine Jinks
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Category: Chapter Books | Series: The\Pagan Chronicles Ser. | Reading Level: 13+
It's twelfth-century Jerusalem, the time of the Crusades. Shrewd and scrappy Pagan has been plucked from the streets to work for Lord Roland, a Templar knight. Set against a background of mounting tension as Saladin's infidels close in on the Holy City, Pagan's Crusade is an exciting and exuberant tale ...Show more