Hope Benedict and the Missing Children - Chris Harman - Bog

Children are missing. Where are they going? Who is taking them and why? Set in the time of the great pandemic, this is an exciting adventure story, with black and white illustrations (paperback edition) or colour illustrations (hardcover edition) for children aged 9 years old and above. When her mother becomes ill, Hope Benedict is sent to the apparent safety of her grandmother's house in the seaside town of Folkestone. There she discovers an old notebook and the mysterious Shell Stone. Little does she know this will be the start of a dangerous adventure that takes her to the dying world of Endoze and the revelation of a family secret. With Mog the cat at her side she must find the inner strength to use the magic of the Shell Stone in the battle to rescue the children and heal the land. Those who liked Narnia, Alice and Harry Potter should enjoy this book. Fast paced and filled with action it is a page turner that can be enjoyed by young and old alike.