By Fleur Hitchcock (author) , Hannah Peck (illustrator) Part of the Malory Towers Mystery Club series
"Jolly good mysteries for solving at Malory Towers."
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Fleur Hitchcock steps into Enid Blyton’s shoes to create new Malory Towers stories which have all the fun and boarding school camaraderie of the originals plus an added irresistible helping of mystery.
Emma, Marie and Sheila are all new girls at Malory Towers and quickly settling in, making friends, finding their way round the corridors and grounds, and – of course – enjoying the scrumptious meals. It’s not long until Marie has recruited her new friends into a Mystery Club, and there seems to be a proper mystery for them to solve.
Why is their classmate Margaret behaving so strangely? And have they really uncovered a kidnap plot?
The mystery is very satisfying, but the real treat is returning to the world of Malory Towers. In these fresh new adventures, which have a contemporary sensibility while maintaining everything that set so many readers dreaming of attending boarding school. It’s great that Darrell and Gwendoline are still around, and this is awfully good fun. If you’ve got the boarding school bug, look out for Sheena Wilkinson’s Fernside stories and of course Robin Stevens’ Wells and Wong adventures .
Malory Towers with a mystery twist! A brand-new series by Fleur Hitchcock, inspired by Enid Blyton.
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New girl Emma can't wait to meet her classmates and explore the famous Malory Towers. Together with her new-found friends Sheila and Marie she quickly settles into school life, but soon there are big questions to be answered . . . What secret is their classmate Margaret hiding? Why is she lurking around the stables? And could there really be a kidnapper on the loose at Malory Towers?
Only the Malory Towers Mystery Club can solve this puzzle!
A brand-new mystery series, full of friendship, intrigue and beloved characters old and new. Perfect for every generation of Blyton readers.
'The strange goings on are brilliantly woven into the story, odd disappearances, dastardly villains and mystery loving school girls all play their part. It's perfectly pitched for younger readers, with a mystery that is satisfying and perilous enough to entertain the reader.' - Jo Clarke, author of The Travelling School Mysteries
'Master story teller, Fleur Hitchcock skilfully brings Malory Towers to a new generation in this compelling, mystery adventure. Imaginative and full of heart, I adored it.' - Julie Sykes, author of Unicorn Academy
'Full of fun and friendship - a cosy midnight feast of a book! Readers will relish returning to the legendary Malory Towers with familiar faces and a brand new mystery club.' - Jemma Hatt, author of The Adventurers
'Fleur has wonderfully matched Enid Blyton's style to bring readers back to Malory Towers. It's a very cosy and charming read.' - Sophie Cleverly, author of Scarlet and Ivy
Fleur Hitchcock writes thrillers and adventures for 8-13 year olds, many of which are mysteries, mostly contemporary, and some historical. With more than 20 published books behind her, she is a passionate advocate for children's reading and enjoyment of books, working as a children's bookseller in Bath and bringing books and children together in schools across the country. She has been nominated for many prizes and has won both the Leeds and Salford book awards. She lives in the Wiltshire countryside, and sets most of her books in the West Country. She is married and has two adult children
Born in Chobham, by an airfield, and raised outside Winchester on the banks of the river Itchen, Fleur Hitchcock grew up as the youngest child of three. She spent her smallest years reading Tintin and Batman under her brother’s bed, and searching for King Alfred’s treasure in the river. She grew up a little, went away to school near Farnham, studied English in Wales, and, for the next twenty years, sold Applied Art in the city of Bath. When her younger child was seven, she embarked on the Writing for Young People MA at Bath Spa and graduated with a distinction.
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Malory Towers with a mystery twist! A brand-new series by Fleur Hitchcock, inspired by Enid Blyton.New girl Emma can't wait to meet her classmates and explore the famous Malory Towers.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Malory Towers Mystery Club: Kidnap at Midnight and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
Malory Towers Mystery Club: Kidnap at Midnight features in the following genres: Featured Books for 9+ readers, Featured Books for 11+ readers, Recommendations, Adventure Stories, Crime & Mystery, School Stories, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE), Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Relationships (non-family / groups)
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Malory Towers Mystery Club: Kidnap at Midnight was written by Fleur Hitchcock and published by Hachette Children's Group
Malory Towers Mystery Club: Kidnap at Midnight has 192 pages
Yes it is part of Malory Towers Mystery Club series
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