Dotty and the Calendar House Key by Emma Warner-Reed

Dotty and the Calendar House Key by Emma Warner-Reed

Award-winning middle grade fiction from Emma Warner-Reed.

Dotty Parsons is just an ordinary nine and a half year old girl living on an unassuming suburban street in Cardiff - or so she thinks.

After a tragic firework accident at her home kills both Dotty's parents and the family pets all in one go, Dotty is forced to leave her beloved Cardiff and her best friend, Sylv, and to move 'up North', to Yorkshire. There, she is to live with a great uncle she never knew she had in a creepy old house in the country. But, as if this isn't enough to deal with, it seems that things are far from what they seem in her new home.

As Dotty is constantly disturbed by noises coming from the chimneys, she soon suspects that everything is not as it seems at the Calendar House. The old cook tells Dotty that the noises come from jackdaws nesting in the chimneys, but Dotty struggles to believe her story.

So just what IS going on in the chimneys of the Calendar House, and what is the big secret that lies just the other side of Great Uncle Winchester's study window?

Follow Dotty on a voyage of magical discovery as she journeys into 'deepest, darkest Yorkshire'. Join the feisty little Welsh girl as she unearths the secrets of The Calendar House: her mother's mysterious family home; laugh at the antics of the eccentric but kindly housekeeper, Mrs Gobbins; watch her as she meets new friends and allies Pip and Geoff the dog and cheer them on as they defeat a plethora of unsavoury and frightening characters. From evil sweep traders Porguss and Poachling, to Strake, Great Uncle Winchester's odiously creepy private secretary; be prepared for an 'edge of your seat' ride from beginning to end.

This spellbinding fantasy adventure is a must-read for 8-12 year olds. DOTTY and the Calendar House Key has been described as 'Secret Garden meets Diagon Alley'. Children who enjoy magical fantasy adventures will love this book. Deals with universal themes of childhood loneliness, loss, family, friendships, justice and triumph of good over evil - all handled with a delightful lightness of touch that gives the book an almost bygone era feel. Laced with just the right amount of gentle humour.

DOTTY and the Calendar House Key is the first book in the DOTTY series. For more news, information and excerpts from The DOTTY Series, go to: www.thedottyseries.com

Emma Warner-Reed is a qualified lawyer, academic and legal journalist (that's the boring bit). She is also and award-winning children's author (that's the interesting bit!). Emma lives in a rural setting on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales with her husband, four small children and a plethora of animals, some of whom are more domesticated than others! To date the first book in the award-winning DOTTY series, DOTTY and the Calendar House Key, released in 2015, has received significant acclaim. The book was awarded the Literary Classics Silver Award for children's fantasy fiction, has an exclusively five star rating on both Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk and five star Reader's Favorites review. It also gained the official Seal of Approval from Literary Classics. The second novel in The DOTTY Series, DOTTY and the Chimney Thief, has also recently been awarded gold by Literary Classics in its category, too! Please feel free to contact Emma for interviews, quotes or comments about her writing via any of the methods listed on the contact page on the website. Emma particularly likes doing school visits and book signings. For regular news, reviews and updates on The DOTTY Series, subscribe to the DOTTY mailing list at www.thedottyseries.com, or follow Emma on Twitter @emmawarnerreed or Facebook at The Dotty Series. DOTTY and the Dream Catchers is the third book in the DOTTY Series. Look out for Dotty's fourth adventure, DOTTY and the Mermaid's Purse, coming soon! For further information and updates on The DOTTY Series visit: www.thedottyseries.com

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780995566217
ISBN 10	0995566216
Title	Dotty and the Calendar House Key
Author	Emma Warner-Reed
Series	The Dotty Series
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Calendar House Press
Year published	2016-11-18
Number of pages	228
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.