However, the finger of blame has started pointing at the children – they must find the true culprit to clear their names and see justice done! Whichever you choose we hope you enjoy being part of your unique reading community – happy reading everyone! I particularly liked the discovery about one of the park residents – Beryl – who is a really interesting character and would make a good recurring character in the series given a revelation that comes about her later on.

It is a real shame that Curran does not get the billing she deserves, because she’s actually done McClure proud with the writing here. I love friendship, in so much as not everybody has that standard family and friends are as important as family and that's what this book is about. I think that the more people are aware of this the better, so many families have to accept it as part of their life, we need to not just be aware of the person with the disease but also of their carer, as they may need a break just as Jase's mum did.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Warm, witty, cleverly plotted storytelling – kids will love following the clues to catch the culprit! She formed Our Dementia Choir in 2019, because her experiences with her Nan taught her the healing power of music, working on a documentary with them. There’s a lot of backstory here (which goes with the territory when it’s the first in a series) but it’s incorporated smoothly and I think the depiction of the effect of Rose’s Alzheimer’s on both her and her family is sensitively done in an age-appropriate way for the readership. Bogle John Connolly John Dickson Carr John Fairfax John Gribbin John Hendrix John Le Carré John Simpson Johny Pitts Jonathan Clegg Jonathan French Jonathan Marks Jonathan Portes Jonathan Stroud Jo Nesbo Joseph Coelho Josephine Dellow Josephine Tey Joseph Jebelli Joseph Knox Joseph Vogl Josh Ireland Joshua David Bellin Joshua Robinson Josie Rogers Jo Spain Judith Woolf Judy Apps Julia Green Julia Lee Juno Dawson Justina Ireland Justine Windsor K.

Here he meets three other curious, brave, funny kids and together they solve the mystery of a series of thefts happening across the site.Our Book of the Month for age 9+ is Castle Rock Mystery Crew, the first laugh-out-loud mystery from actress and dementia campaigner Vicky McClure! The first laugh-out-loud, twisty mystery for young readers by amazing actress and dementia campaigner, Vicky McClure. I found this a compelling story that will certainly ensure children know more about dementia than they did before. I know reading can be a struggle for some so I hope my book, with pictures throughout and exciting mysteries to solve, will encourage a real feeling of achievement in young readers turning the pages and escaping into a world that feels relatable and rad!

Vicky’s campaign to widen and demystify the conversation around dementia is inspiring – dementia is a disease that touches so many families, and this book depicts it with kindness and tremendous warmth,” she said.Crawford Maria Hummel Marianne Ferrer Mari Hannah Marilyn Easton Mario Giordano Marjorie Liu Mark Alizart Mark Billingham Mark Illis Mark Mazower Mark Pack Mark Pesce Marlaine Delargy Martha Wells Martin Brenig-Jones Martin O’Neill Mary Auld Mary Mellor Mary Robinette Kowal Massimiliano Di Ventra Massimo Recalcati Matilda Rose Mats Strandberg Matt Carr Matteo Di Ventra Matthew Burton Matthew Sperling Matthew Todd Matt Ward Maurene Goo Maxine Beneba Clarke Max Manning Max Tegmark Maëlle Gavet Megan Todd Meg Wolitzer Mel Darbon Melita Tirado Michael A. Change country: -Select- Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Azerbaijan Republic Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil British Virgin Islands Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Islands Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Cook Islands Costa Rica Cyprus Czech Republic Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) Fiji Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia Gabon Republic Gambia Georgia Ghana Gibraltar Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guernsey Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jersey Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Micronesia Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Namibia Nepal Netherlands Netherlands Antilles New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Republic of Croatia Republic of the Congo Reunion Romania Rwanda Saint Helena Saint Kitts-Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Vincent and the Grenadines San Marino Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands South Africa South Korea Spain Sri Lanka Suriname Swaziland Sweden Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu Uganda United Arab Emirates United Kingdom Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City State Venezuela Vietnam Virgin Islands (U. year-old Jase is spending the summer holidays at the Castle Rock Caravan Park with his auntie and grandma, who has dementia. S. Thomson Eden Wells Ed James Ed McDonald Ed Vere Edward Ashton Edward Maxfield Edward O Wilson Edward Packard Eeleen Lee Eleanor Taylor Elisabeth Herrmann Elisa Paganelli Elizabeth Cobbs Elizabeth Day Elizabeth K. His mum used to work in a supermarket but a year ago, his grandma’s Alzheimer’s had gotten worse and when she moved in with them, Jase’s mum had to give up work to care for her.

Besides, Jase will turn 10 while they’re away and it’s always pretty cool to have a birthday while on holiday. As people grow more suspicious of each other, tensions start to mount and when a pair of stolen earrings are found outside Harri’s window, Mr Collins (the park manager) suspects the Crew of being responsible and threatens to throw them and their families out of the park and ban them for life! Alternatively, we suggest that you visit your local library and request to borrow a copy from a friendly librarian. The Line of Duty star has released her first ever children’s book which is inspired by her caravan holidays as a child growing up.Warm, witty, cleverly plotted storytelling - kids will love following the clues to catch the culprit! The Castle Rock Mystery Crew is an exciting mystery story, set in Skegness over the summer holidays.