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Jon Mayhew

Jon Mayhew

  • 5 stars across 30 books
Jon Mayhew is a man with a dark imagination, who has always loved writing and storytelling. An English teacher (to children and teenagers) for 20 years, he now works as a specialist teacher for children with autism. He has four children himself and, when neither teaching nor writing, he plays in ceilidh bands and runs marathons. Mortlock is his first novel and has been shortlisted for the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize. Jon lives between the ancient cities of Chester and Liverpool.
5th January 2012

The Demon Collector

Edgy Taylor sees demons. They walk among us, masquerading as humans, but he can see through their disguises. So when Edg... MoreThe Demon Collector

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7th January 2021

The Spybrarian

"Believe me, Kian Reader without librarians, the world is doomed!" He said. "Doomed to be ruled by me! Mwaahahahahahahah... MoreThe Spybrarian

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9th May 2013

Monster Odyssey: The Eye of Neptune

Prince Dakkar, son of an Indian rajah, has issues with authority. Expelled from the world's finest schools, he is sent t... MoreMonster Odyssey: The Eye of Neptune

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4th January 2011

Mortlock

The sister is a knife thrower in a magician's stage act, the brother is an undertaker's assistant. Neither orphan knows ... MoreMortlock

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14th January 2016

The Venom of the Scorpion

A new and dangerous mission awaits in the fantastic Monster Odyssey series, in which our hero Dakkar must defeat a clan ... MoreThe Venom of the Scorpion

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5th June 2014

Monster Odyssey: The Wrath of the Lizard Lord

Prince Dakkar and his mentor Count Oginski discover a plot by arch-enemy Cryptos to kill Napoleon. Arriving on their rev... MoreMonster Odyssey: The Wrath of the Lizard Lord

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15th January 2015

The Curse of the Ice Serpent

A new and dangerous mission awaits in the fantastic Monster Odyssey series, where our hero Dakkar must defeat a clan of ... MoreThe Curse of the Ice Serpent

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10th May 2012

Bonehill Curse

Anthony Bonehill plans to outwit a Djinn with his seven accomplices. Six will make their wish, and the seventh must wish... MoreBonehill Curse

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6th January 2014

Blood Cave: Band 10 White/Band 16 Sapphire

This exciting retelling of a traditional story takes the reader on an adventure with Odysseus and his men to the island ... MoreBlood Cave: Band 10 White/Band 16 Sapphire

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21st September 2015

Romeo and Juliet: Band 18/Pearl

Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level Get to know one of literature’s mo... MoreRomeo and Juliet: Band 18/Pearl

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