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A Very Peculiar Plague (#2 City of Orphans) by Catherine Jinks
Category: Children's Fiction | 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
Category: Children's Fiction | 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
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: City of Orphans
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
Barney (HB) by Catherine Jinks
Category: Picture Books
Barney loves cat food. Barney loves greens. Barney loves bacon and biscuits and beans...
Charlatan by Catherine Jinks
Category: Australiana
Thomas Guthrie Carr is charged by Eliza Gray with mesmerising her and raping her while she was under his influence. But if mesmerism and Mr Carr are shams, was Eliza raped? In the tradition of The Suspicions of Mr Whicher, Charlatan is the story of a notorious nineteenth-century court case involving a l ...Show more
Eglantine by Catherine Jinks; Melissa Chambers (Read by)
Category: Young Adult | Series: Allie's Ghost Hunters Ser.
Allie Gebhardt thought sharing a room with her younger brother Bethan was bad enough, but sharing a room with a ghost proves to be down right frightful. In this deliciously spooky tale, Allie's family is haunted by Eglantine Higgins, the ghost of a young girl who used to live in their house. After myste ...Show more
Eglantine: Allies ghost Hunters #1 by Jinks, Catherine
Category: Children's Fiction | 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
Category: Young Adult | 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
Evil Genius (#1) by Catherine Jinks
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: Genius Trilogy
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
Freckles by Catherine Jinks
Category: Picture Books
My fabulous freckles are wonderful fun. A hundred and twenty! I’ve counted each one. A gorgeous story about loving who you are – all the way down to the last freckle! Written by award-winning author Catherine Jinks and illustrated by Jennifer Goldsmith who was shortlisted for the Little Hare Illustrat ...Show more
Mrs Koala's Beauty Parlour by Catherine Jinks
Category: Board Books
Preschoolers will love counting how many clients Mrs Koala has in her very busy beauty parlour. Mrs Koala runs the most popular beauty parlour in town, but she's so busy with her clients, she doesn't even know how many she has! From talented duo Catherine Jinks and Tania McCartney comes a delightful b ...Show more
Mrs Koala's Beauty Parlour (PB) by Catherine Jinks
Category: Children's Fiction
Preschoolers will love counting how many clients Mrs Koala has in her very busy beauty parlour. Mrs Koala runs the most popular beauty parlour in town, but she's so busy with her clients, she doesn't even know how many she has! From talented duo Catherine Jinks and Tania McCartney comes a delightful b ...Show more