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20 shorter reads for teenagers 17/03/25
Midnight Pirates
Publisher: Scholastic
Despite its beautiful location in an isolated Cornish cove and a resident ghost, the Dodo Hotel is struggling and Miranda and her brothers - surf-dude Cal and dog-loving Jack - are devastated when their parents decide to sell up. The children must go to boarding school while their parents organise their future.
But these aren’t conventional children: deftly evading school, they flee back to The Dodo, determined to become hoteliers in their own right. But their first guests aren’t what they seem; the children suddenly find themselves in danger, trying to escape two dastardly oil pirates and save a super-tanker from running aground.
Wonderful characters and eccentric humour drive this beautifully-paced story with a tension-filled plot. A cracking contemporary adventure bursting with exuberance and energy.
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Children's books set in Cornwall
Cornwall is a brilliant setting for all sorts of stories, with that dramatic coastline and windswept moor. If you live in or are from Cornwall, you may be looking for books set on homegrown turf to share with your child. Here are a few favourites.