Jessica Townsend has created a fantastic cast of characters, and it would be a wonderful book to read with or to children aged eight and above. Can Morrigan pass the trials to join the mysterious society? Can she outwit the Free State immigration officers? And is Morrigan’s life still in danger? However, just before the curse can come true she is whisked away by traveller, adventurer and hotel proprietor Jupiter North to the hidden Free State city of Nevermoor, home of the Wundrus Society. Worst of all, Morrigan is cursed to die midnight on her eleventh birthday. Ten-year-old Morrigan Crow was born on the unluckiest day, Eventide, and as such is blamed for all misfortunes that befall her town. Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend Can Harriet, her new friend Robin, her gran and a sock munching alien save the planet? This funny and exciting book, from inclusive publishers Knights Of, has short chapters and lively illustrations, making it a perfect shared book for readers not quite ready to read a novel for themselves (ages six to 11). Harriet learns that her gran is a member of an intergalactic security agency and Earth is under attack. While looking for her hearing aid under her bed, Harriet finds an alien and discovers that when she wears her aid she can understand its language. Harriet has had to move in with her gran because her dad’s lorry driving job takes him away from home.
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