9-12 year old boys and girls will love this gripping adventure. Jilly Jonah is a grumpy loner who loves reading books and doing experiments. She does not get on with other children. When Jilly finds herself stranded in Whey Wood, she discovers some lost children trapped within their stories of long ago. From badger to eagle, She-Beast to Foglings, Jilly must overcome her fears, to coax, carry and cheer the reluctant children to the edge of their world. But Jilly is never alone. Overseeing the great adventure is a terrifying friend, the mysterious, whispering Stegalegs. 'So exciting, I couldn't put it down!' Erika aged 10 With b&w illustrations by Mark Shotter
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About the Author:
Katharine Ann Angel is an experienced teacher and foster-carer. In her spare time, she runs the Creative Network Writers' group in Lancashire, volunteers as a signer for the deaf, and helps people with their CVs. Angel wrote the brilliant 'Being Forgotten', 8 short stories about teens. Other novels for adults are 'The Froggitt Chain' (mystery) and 'The Burglar's Baby' (a fast read). Dec 2017: look out for her YA novel, 'Children of the Red Dot Falling' about 19 young girls from UK residential care homes, stranded in a jungle in Papua New Guinea.
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