Pale with fright, he snapped straight back into Mega-Jerk mode and said, ‘Well, fantastic. If anyone needs me, I’ll be upstairs finishing off my packing.’ No-one stopped him going. The lobby still echoed with the sound of the front door slamming behind Mr Snavely. Amelia w...
As her feet came down, so did a very beautiful glass vase her granny had been given for her sixteenth birthday. When Granny saw the smashed pieces all over the floor, her face had gone white with shock and Amelia had felt so bad she wanted to die. But that moment – with all the terrible sadness, ...
‘Oh no. Oh, we’re dead. Sophie T’s dead!’ ‘Not yet,’ said Charlie. ‘It doesn’t sound like they’re going to eat her, so that’s good.’ ‘Yeah, but –’ Amelia took a deep breath, trying to get some sense into herself. ‘But what do we do? We can’t stop them. No-one in Forgotten Bay would be strong enou...
Anyone could be silent and stealthy if they could see in the dark. For Amelia and Charlie, though, following Lady Naomi meant feeling their way inch by inch, hands tracing the rough stone walls, feet probing the empty air in front of them for the next step down into the caves. Grawk’s luminous ey...
She spun on her heels and turned frantically to look for Charlie – He was there, white-faced by his desk, his hand over his eye. Without warning, he stumbled and gave a groan of agony. ‘Charlie?’ said Ms Slaviero, alarmed. ‘Are you –?’ ‘We’ve got to go!’ Amelia yelled. She was vaguely aware of th...
James thudded in, bright red in the face and puffing. ‘I’m putting a lock on that door!’ snapped Tom. ‘Did I miss him?’ James gasped. ‘Do any of you kids know how to knock?’ Tom pushed past Charlie and went to his desk, rifling through his papers. ‘This is my home, you know. Do any of you think o...