BOOKS FOR 8-12 YEAR OLD CHILDREN
I love reading and many of the books I enjoy are thrillers. There's nothing I like more than reading an exciting, page-turning book with lots of puzzles and twists and turns and where all becomes clear in the end. So it seemed quite natural to me to write thrillers for children.
An action packed adventure.
A total thriller for 9-12 year olds.
When dramatic storms batter a small Scottish island and reduce a village to ruins, Ally and Kirstie think they are the sole surviviors. But they meet Brad, the son of American scientists, and together uncover the terrifying truth about the storms and the evil man who controls them.
Click here to read the first two chapters of "Storm Runners"
Barbara says: I've spent many
holidays in Scotland and I love the mountains and rugged coastline in
particular. I had no difficulty in imagining a small Scottish island where
strange things are happening and so that's where I set my story, with
children cut off from the mainland, having to fend for themselves and
face up to terrible dangers.
KIDS
ON THE RUN
A
novel for 8-10 year olds
Written by Barbara Mitchelhill
Cover by Tony Ross
ISBN: 1 84270 388 9
Have you ever been in deep, deep trouble, involved in a diamond robbery, on the run and chased by crooks? I have. It happened last year when I was least expecting it. Of course, my sister panicked, but I stayed cool, sorted out the thugs, got Dad out of prison and wrote a best-selling novel at the same time. How did I do it? Read this book and find out. It's an awesome story. MAX
Barbara says: I always wanted to write a book where the kids saved the grown-ups. The book above is about a boy called Max and his sister, Kaz. I like the idea of them keeping one step ahead of the criminals who got their dad into trouble. Very exciting.