Mortimer Darkling lives in Wavyways Wood. Every day he leaves the wood to go to Wavyside School, where everyone is supposed to be tolerant of the strange and unusual. But when a particularly strange beetle arrives in Mortimer's classroom it isn't only the beetle that encounters prejudice. Can Mortimer and his friends avoid breaking school rules while returning the beetle to the wood? And how can the beetle be of use to the town? For readers of seven and up.

In the graveyard on Halloween night, Brendan Black finds he is no longer alone. When things start to get weird, Brendan and his new companions have to join forces if they want to understand what's going on. A thoughtful story for 8- 12 year-old readers.

An environmental fantasy for readers aged 12 and above. Willow is a young tree speaker who comes up against the dangerous consequences of the distant harvest of the Forest and decides to do something about it. The traditions of Willow's village include community drumming and 'skin dancing', but these are just the kind of practices the Harvesters would like to prevent. Not only that, the Harvesters don't even believe in the talents of tree speaking, animal talking and stone listening. As Wi...

Nesty the wild child has been brought up by the witch of the Hollow. She has been feared and bullied, but then she meets some new friends, including Indigo the traveller child and a wolf called Silken. With them, she risks adventure, danger and kindness. Suitable for readers aged 7 and up. A gentle children's story with some deep insights concerning magic, nature and tolerance.

Inspired by the story of legendary blues guitarist Robert Johnson, this short novel for readers aged 12 and above is set in England, somewhere on the South Downs. Rob Brightson has a whole lot of choices to make about his girlfriend, his band and his motorbike. He also has to find out who, or what, is the girl with green eyes and long black hair he keeps seeing when he's alone.

For the first time in his life, Billy accompanies his dad on a werewolf hunting trip. They visit the village where Billy's dad once rescued a little girl named Red from a particularly nasty wolf. Now Red has grown up and Billy is half in love with her. But are all werewolves the same? Now that Billy is now old enough to understand the responsibilities of werewolf hunting, he must learn how to see them clearly. A short story for teen readers.

The harvest of the Forest earns coin for the city elders, but Willow the young tree speaker knows that others meet the hidden cost. She wants to help oppose the Harvesters, but who should she trust? And does Rock, the city boy who agreed to be her companion, have stronger feelings for her or not?

Winter doesn't believe the Halloween Amulet really has supernatural powers and he certainly doesn't think Brendan deserved to have it first. Unfortunately, the amulet seems to have plans of its own.Book Two in the Halloween Amulet Series for readers aged 8-12.

How can the Forest Rats fight the harvest? And can Willow and her companions truly help, after they have aided the captured Green? Anyone with talent hears the cry of the Forest, but not everyone responds the same way. Who can tell what the Forest really wants, for itself?The final book in the Tree Speaker trilogy is a longer, more wide-ranging environmental fantasy with many parallels to our own world.

Can Taz do anything to help Brendan, or even Emily the kitten? What would Taz gain from being friends with Brendan anyway? Another thoughtful story in the Halloween Amulet series for 8-12 year-olds.

A short story about Hest, one of the characters in Sally Startup's Tree Speaker Novel.Gentle, quiet and inquisitive, Hest the young water reader has come to the edge of sea, where there may be someone qualified to teach him about his unusual talent.

The amulet seems excited by the planned arts festival. Juliette will be exhibiting her paintings. Taz, Brendan and Winter will be in a band. But Wally doesn't even want to go to the festival. She's scared of what the amulet might decide to do there.The fourth and final book in the Halloween Amulet series for 8-12 year-olds.