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Fire on Slate Fell:

The Fire on Slate Fell is a middle grade adventure illustrated by Corryn Webb that features primary school detectives and sisters Mae and Isla Explore book reviews and author highlights, and carefully selected titles at Donovan’s Bookshelf, a curated platform for readers and writers alike. An exceptionally vivid, fiery cover attracts attention, good-size maps introduce the story with geographic visuals, and an attention to detail represents the tale’s England setting…

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Wolf of Ennerdale:

The second book in the middle grade Lakeland Mysteries series, The Wolf of Ennerdale, enjoys the same vivid color illustrations by artist Corryn Webb as it explores the conundrums and new intrigue posed by the arrival of Uncle Bill, whose presence introduces a mercenary and diamond smuggling into the lives of siblings Mae and Isla…

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The Lad in the Lane:

The Lad in the Lane, Book 3 in the Lakeland Mysteries series for young readers, involves sibling detectives Isla and Mae in yet another conundrum. The English family confronts a new mystery in the form of a boy that apparently only the clairvoyant Isla and Mae can see. What does this specter have to do with the threat to their grandmother’s home?…

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The Mystery of the Chemic Tavern:

Young readers ages 9 and older who have imbibed of Warren Cabral and illustrator Corryn Webb’s engaging detective stories will find yet another attraction in the ongoing adventures, continued in Book 4 of the Lakeland Mysteries series, The Mystery of the Chemic Tavern

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The Vanishing Young of Rydal Cave

What elementary-level mystery fan wouldn’t be attracted to The Vanishing Young of Rydal Cave, with its promise of intrigue and cave exploration built right into its title, alongside colorful cover art by Corryn Webb?…

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