She is rather disappointed, therefore, when she finds herself stuck at her boring old grandfather’s house for the summer with her annoying little brother, Joel. Even if readers hate quests as much as Frankie does, they will find the page-turning excitement on offer very hard to resist. Instead they end up at Grandad's house and Granda is a bit unique, they have been kept away for a while and can't really remember why.

It is an effective device that adds humour and occasional respite from a thrilling pace but, at times, it feels unnecessary and somewhat undermines the story – which is genuinely tense and dramatic. He's a lovely boy and tried hard for his granny and it was a successful start, completed by his mum, my daughter. no, that is not spelt incorrectly) Forcing Frankie to embark on a rescue mission across a magical realm. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others.As the most iconic and well-known children’s book brand in the UK today, we are always on the lookout for innovative ways to tell the world’s favourite stories and for brilliant new debut talent and brands that connect with today’s young readers, from newborn up to twelve years old. Then she finds a secret door in the bedroom which leads to the attic and then everything changes, Frankie doesn't like fantasy games because that is what her mum and dad produce and that was what her friends at school had picked on her about.

If you were registered for the newsletter, you will now receive the Puffin Schools newsletter, which is filled with all the latest information about accompanying resources and upcoming shows.The content and ambition of the show remains the same: to give every pupil the opportunity to engage with authors and illustrators in their own classroom using the power of the internet. Smith even cites the rules of the genre explicitly to readers, reminding them, for example, that every villain has a whole in their plan.