Lotta’s coat billowed out around her as she slid down the rope and glided over the canal like some sort of nightmarish wraith. Milou, Lotta, Sem, Fenna and Egbert (more affectionately known as Egg) have grown into very distinguished and precocious individuals.

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Her debut novel, The Unadoptables, was shortlisted for the Bath Children's Novel Award and longlisted for the Branford Boase. The amazing humour and world-building of NEVERMOOR meets the wisdom and warmth of ROOFTOPPERS in this most un-ordinary adventure about five amazing children . But it’s the author's instinctive grasp of what matters in a story for this audience that transforms an entertaining narrative into something really special - a story with depth, integrity and heart in which her characters can really shine. The Unadoptables is author Hana Tooke's debut and it has all the makings of a great classic to be loved by generations to come.The Unadoptables has everything: evil ship captains, lifelike puppets, a charming Dutch setting complete with windmills and canals, a ragtag group of orphans looking for a family, and a mystery at the heart of it all. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children is a similar story, but the title finds a way to be respectful of the children and their abilities. This spectacular story of friendship, belonging and daring adventure had me hooked from start to finish!

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We’ll always treat your details with the utmost care and we will only use them to provide you with the information you have subscribed to. In the third mysterious tale of Eerie-on-Sea, it's almost Ghastly Night, and the Shadowghast—an ancient spirit in a lantern—lurks in wait for the power to enslave the town.Thank you so much for talking to us, Hana, it’s been really interesting and we wish you all the best of luck! A powerful, uplifting and moving story of a teenage girl's battle against losing her sight and keeping her friendships.