Narwhal - M Gill £8.99 (+ postage of £0) Set in the Isles of Scilly ( Gray the main character is based on me, Gary ;O) ) When Gray retrieves an engraved narwhal's tusk from the sea disturbing changes begin to happen to both marine and bird life.  The islanders suspect Gray's unusual powers of being able to communicate with seals and other creatures as the cause of the unrest.  They find the tusk he has hidden away and fear that an ancient prophecy threatening the island will come to pass since they have always considered the narwhal as an omen of disaster.  Gray finds himself a victim of a confused and complex web of superstition as the islanders decide a ritual sacrifice must be made.  Can he prove his innocence and escape their final condemnation of him. Readers: 10 years+ About the author:- Let me introduce myself: I am Margaret Gill. I was born in a small mining village in South Yorkshire. I was able, however, even as a small child, to escape to the countryside to be alone with my love of nature. I wrote poetry from a very early age and my first novel at fourteen. But later the pressures of teaching full time meant that writing was put on the back burner. When I started teaching part time, I began to write seriously and have since written seven children's novels including, most recently, a trilogy for young teenagers. My books seem to be peopled with strong, gutsy heroines who are prepared to go through hell, fire and damnation to reach their goals. Although, my current novel, set on the Isles of Scilly, has a hero for a change. The books tend to centre around places that have intrigued me, like Costa Rica, which provides the background for Return of the Quetzal, Syria, which is the arena for a dark mystery, and Tibet, which features strongly in The Eye of the Mandala. Readers have expressed appreciation of my knowledge of the countries I have used. I quote: ''Having read your Quetzal, I was struck by the authenticity and verisimilitude of its setting and wondered if you had actually researched it in Costa Rica, or indeed lived there for some time.  Please do let me know since I'm very keen to settle there, especially during the period of our formidable winters.'   (Charles Muller. Editor Diadem Books) Rachel Hinckley of the Literary Consultancy says about Quetzal: 'The author demonstrates what is obviously a greatly detailed knowledge of the Costa Rican country and its history, both contemporary and ancient.' The third book of the trilogy for young teenagers, The Eye of the Mandala, had an amazing sequel when, by pure chance, I discovered the same ancient Tibetan Scrolls that I had written about in the book hidden away in the archives of Northampton Museum. My books seem to be peopled with strong, gutsy heroines who are prepared to go through hell, fire and damnation to reach their goals. Although, my current novel, set on the Isles of Scilly, has a hero for a change. The books tend to centre around places that have intrigued me, like Costa Rica, which provides the background for Return of the Quetzal, Syria, which is the arena for a dark mystery, and Tibet, which features strongly in The Eye of the Mandala. Readers have expressed appreciation of my knowledge of the countries I have used. I quote: ''Having read your Quetzal, I was struck by the authenticity and verisimilitude of its setting and wondered if you had actually researched it in Costa Rica, or indeed lived there for some time.  Please do let me know since I'm very keen to settle there, especially during the period of our formidable winters.'   (Charles Muller. Editor Diadem Books) Rachel Hinckley of the Literary Consultancy says about Quetzal: 'The author demonstrates what is obviously a greatly detailed knowledge of the Costa Rican country and its history, both contemporary and ancient.' The third book of the trilogy for young teenagers, The Eye of the Mandala, had an amazing sequel when, by pure chance, I discovered the same ancient Tibetan Scrolls that I had written about in the book hidden away in the archives of Northampton Museum. My books seem to be peopled with strong, gutsy heroines who are prepared to go through hell, fire and damnation to reach their goals. Although, my current novel, set on the Isles of Scilly, has a hero for a change. The books tend to centre around places that have intrigued me, like Costa Rica, which provides the background for Return of the Quetzal, Syria, which is the arena for a dark mystery, and Tibet, which features strongly in The Eye of the Mandala. Readers have expressed appreciation of my knowledge of the countries I have used. I quote: ''Having read your Quetzal, I was struck by the authenticity and verisimilitude of its setting and wondered if you had actually researched it in Costa Rica, or indeed lived there for some time.  Please do let me know since I'm very keen to settle there, especially during the period of our formidable winters.'   (Charles Muller. Editor Diadem Books) Rachel Hinckley of the Literary Consultancy says about Quetzal: 'The author demonstrates what is obviously a greatly detailed knowledge of the Costa Rican country and its history, both contemporary and ancient.' The third book of the trilogy for young teenagers, The Eye of the Mandala, had an amazing sequel when, by pure chance, I discovered the same ancient Tibetan Scrolls that I had written about in the book hidden away in the archives of Northampton Museum. My books seem to be peopled with strong, gutsy heroines who are prepared to go through hell, fire and damnation to reach their goals. Although, my current novel, set on the Isles of Scilly, has a hero for a change. The books tend to centre around places that have intrigued me, like Costa Rica, which provides the background for Return of the Quetzal, Syria, which is the arena for a dark mystery, and Tibet, which features strongly in The Eye of the Mandala. Readers have expressed appreciation of my knowledge of the countries I have used. I quote: ''Having read your Quetzal, I was struck by the authenticity and verisimilitude of its setting and wondered if you had actually researched it in Costa Rica, or indeed lived there for some time.  Please do let me know since I'm very keen to settle there, especially during the period of our formidable winters.'   (Charles Muller. Editor Diadem Books) Rachel Hinckley of the Literary Consultancy says about Quetzal: 'The author demonstrates what is obviously a greatly detailed knowledge of the Costa Rican country and its history, both contemporary and ancient.' The third book of the trilogy for young teenagers, The Eye of the Mandala, had an amazing sequel when, by pure chance, I discovered the same ancient Tibetan Scrolls that I had written about in the book hidden away in the archives of Northampton Museum. Quantity: 12345678910 Buy Now: RETURN OF THE QUETZAL - M Gill £7.99 (+ postage of £0) A wonderfully dramatic story set in the small Central American country of Costa Rica. A rich blend of cultures from the indigenous Indians, the colonising Spanish and today's ubiquitous Transatlantics combine with faiths both ancient and modern to draw teenage heroine, Meg, into a real web of intrigue. Sometimes accompanied by friends, often by enemies and invariably by her own thoughts, she sets out to find her kidnapped brother, Rick. At the same time, new life is being breathed into Quetzalcoatl, the god of the Aztecs, by the mysterious RE teacher at the school where Meg and her friends are studying; bringing a terrifyingly new dimension to the search for Rick. Readers:- 13+ Quantity: 12345678910 Buy Now: £7.99 (+ postage of £0) Dark, uncanny forces begin to take over the land. Rowena and her friends see their freedoms being eroded as their society succumbs to a new breed of dominators, the Brain Changers. Can the small student group stand alone in their protests in a world rapidly becoming riddled with fear and suspicion? Dare they attempt to discredit a tyrannical and all-powerful government? The protest that begins so boldly brings death and destruction in its wake, but it is the selfless and courageous act of the young heroine who risks her life to foil a powerful and dastardly enemy that is its justification Readers age:- 13+ Quantity: 12345678910 Buy Now: The Secret of The Scrolls £7.99 (+ postage of £0) Rowena's determination to foil a power that has destroyed her family results in her journeying alone in alien territory. There are many mysteries to be solved and dangers to be overcome but in the end she has to trust her own strength and inner guidance. Can she find the answer to her mother's mysterious disappearance? Secret of the Scrolls was the first prize winner in the teenage section of the 25th Winchester Writers' Conference and won first prize at the Swanwick Annual Writers' Conference and the Writers' News Trophy in 2005 Readers:- 13+ Quantity: 12345678910 Buy Now: THE EYE OF THE MANDALA - M Gill £7.99 (+ postage of £0) A thrilling adventure story …. Mel always knew she was different. There were the visions …. Then the boy from the past. When the authorities of a tyrannical state learn about a young girl's uncanny ability to translate an ancient and possibly illegal text, they decide to keep her under surveillance. But they have no idea what extraordinary powers the text is about to unleash nor what strange coincidences will lead her not only to resolving a terrible crime in the past, but also to discovering a devastating secret. Readers:- 13+ Quantity: 12345678910 Buy Now: The Monster Under The Bed - Anne M Stephenson £3.99 (+ postage of £0) So what's it all about? "Mum Mum..." There's a monster under my bed. Billy sits up in the dark, he can hear something moving around in his bedroom. When his mum puts the light on there's no monster to be seen. But when Mum goes back downstairs the noises start again. "Get back into bed Billy," calls Mum. Something is making a noise, and if it isn't Billy  who can it be? 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When Iver No-Idea jumps onto a Christmas  card and sinks up to his knees in the snow it's just the beginning of Eric's troubles. Eric comes up with an idea to control Iver No-Idea, but it only makes matters worse, and soon Iver and HB are running through the Christmas cards, knocking things over and jumbling things up. But when HB goes missing, and Iver No-Idea sets out to find him, Eric is afraid he might have lost his doodle friends for good. Age: 3 - 7+ Quantity: 12345678910 Buy Now: Campbell Reivers - Neil Grant £9.99 (+ postage of £0) 16th Century Europe is torn by wars, battles, sieges, plots, Assassinations, disease, and the eternal struggle for power over the minds and souls of its burgeoning population. On to this stage rides Alex Campbell, yougner son of a Minor Scottish landowner. Cast out by his father, Alex is 'sent for a soldier' and recruited into the Scots Brigade. 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