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Elen Caldecott

  • 5 stars across 66 books
    Elen Caldecott graduated with an MA in Writing for Young People from Bath Spa University and is now the author of ten children's novels for Bloomsbury. Before becoming a writer she was an archaeologist, a nurse, a theatre usher and a museum security guard. Her stories have been shortlisted for thirty awards. She lives in Bristol with her husband and their dog.
    2nd June 2022

    The Blackthorn Branch

    Longlisted for the Carnegie Medal for Writing Cassie’s older brother Byron has fallen in with the wrong crowd – it’s so... More

    (13 reviews)
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    11th August 2016

    Cats and Curses

    The fourth title in the brilliant mystery adventure series by Waterstones Book Prize shortlisted author, Elen Caldecott.... More

    (10 reviews)
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    5th February 2015

    Marsh Road Mysteries: Diamonds and Daggers

    Meet Piotr, Minnie, Andrew, Flora and Sylvie - true friends and even better mystery-solvers! Hollywood sensation, Bett... More

    (5 reviews)
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    11th February 2016

    Spooks and Scooters

    Meet Piotr, Minnie, Andrew, Flora and Sylvie - true friends and even better mystery-solvers! Flora and Sylvie are goin... More

    (4 reviews)
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    5th May 2016

    Mystery & Mayhem

    Enthralling children's fiction for everyone who loves Robin Steven's Murder Most Unladylike Mysteries and Frances Hard... More

    (4 reviews)
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    6th June 2013

    The Great Ice-Cream Heist

    'Those McIntyres are nothing but trouble!' When the McIntyre family moves in next door, Eva is intrigued - it is the fir... More

    (3 reviews)
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    2nd July 2015

    Crowns and Codebreakers

    Meet Piotr, Minnie, Andrew, Flora and Sylvie - true friends and even better mystery-solvers! When Minnie's gran comes ... More

    (3 reviews)
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    5th September 2013

    Project X: Alien Adventures: Purple: Class Pack x 36

    In Tiger x 4, Tiger tries to fix the ship's fabricator, accidently creating three copies of himself! Can the micro-frie... More

    (3 reviews)
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    9th March 2017

    Evie's Magic Bracelet: The Silver Unicorn: Book 1

    The first in a magical, exciting series by Olympian and World Book Day ambassador Jessica Ennis-Hill. Perfect for f... More

    (3 reviews)
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    5th July 2012

    The Mystery of Wickworth Manor

    Paige Owens, bright, cheeky, confident, cannot wait to go to secondary school. Curtis Okafor, wary and much less confide... More

    (2 reviews)
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