Linda Chapman

Hidden deep within them is the Gateway to the Shadow Realm - a dark and chaotic world where all kinds of gruesome creatures live? On her tenth birthday, tomboy Sophie learns she is the Guardian of the magical gateway, and that her destiny is to protect the human world from the goblins, trolls and evil sprites that inhabit the Shadow Woods. Each book sees Sophie having to outwit weird and terrifying creatures from the Shadow Woods, starting with the...

Westcombe is hosting a scarecrow competition and the Star Friends are all excited to be taking part.

Meet Mr Monkey, who belongs to Class Two. He's more than just an ordinary toy. He's magic! No one can quite remember now how long he's been at the school or where he came from, but once a week one of the children has to take him home and write a diary about their time with him. Ben can't stop Ian from Class Five taking his things. But when he's given Mr Monkey to look after, Ben finds out that Mr Monkey knows lots of clever tricks to cure Ian of being...

Lottie and her star animal, a squirrel called Juniper, must use their special powers to stop the forces of dark magic.

Marina and Kai travel to the Arctic to look for Marina's father, who's disappeared while on a research trip.

The mermaid friends explore a shipwreck, but danger strikes when a group of human divers arrive - can they avoid being discovered? .

Amara and the other True Riders are determined to help their school raise the money needed to repair it.

Ava and her friends are determined to learn everything they can about the curios left by her Great-Aunt Enid, and to make sure the magic doesn't break free and cause chaos again.

Sita and her friends investigate when pets and toys start to go missing after Westcombe enters a Best Kept Village competition.

A young mermaid moves to a new coral reef and starts to investigate what is behind damage to some nearby caves with her new school friends and her scientist father.