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• Category:Ali Sparkes
  [[Category:Authors|Sparkes, Ali]]
  24 members (0 subcategories, 0 files) - 17:02, 24 October 2009
• Thunderstruck by Ali Sparkes
  |author=Ali Sparkes This is a shorter, and significantly simpler, story than many of Ali Sparkes's other action packed adventures. There are fewer twists and turns and far
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• Night Speakers by Ali Sparkes
  |author=Ali Sparkes ...ing plot, a thread of magic, resourceful heroes and unexpected twists. Ali Sparkes writes a spooky tale, with things lurking in the dark and becoming more thr
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• Dark Summer by Ali Sparkes
  |author= Ali Sparkes Over my time reviewing for the Bookbag I've got to know Ali Sparkes - but only in that I have read everything she has published, and can see wh
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• Category:Ali Sparkes and Ross Collins
  [[Category:Authors|Sparkes, Ali]]
  1 member (0 subcategories, 0 files) - 18:16, 14 February 2011
• Lizard Loopy by Ali Sparkes
  |author=Ali Sparkes ...nd while we learnt how gross or weird it might be, through [[:Category:Ali Sparkes|the author's]] punchy yet evocative writing, they just *had* to find a glas
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• Car-Jacked by Ali Sparkes
  |author=Ali Sparkes Ali Sparkes read just two pages of this story to a packed audience at the Winchester Wr
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• Wishful Thinking by Ali Sparkes
  |author=Ali Sparkes ...exchange programme and bringing a different attitude to proceedings… Ali Sparkes, if she is competent at anything (and she is, oh she is), is best in bringi
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• S.W.I.T.C.H: Grasshopper Glitch by Ali Sparkes
  |author=Ali Sparkes There's also a third beat to the story, allowing Ali Sparkes another chance to show why I enjoy her craft. Artist Ross Collins joins in
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• S.W.I.T.C.H: Fly Frenzy by Ali Sparkes
  |author=Ali Sparkes If anything Ali Sparkes is however becoming predictable. I just knew before opening this that she
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• Rockataur (Monster Makers) by Ali Sparkes
  |author= Ali Sparkes ...say this is quite as brilliant as the [[Bashertaur (Monster Makers) by Ali Sparkes|third book in the series]], with its rewrite of classics. Here we get a re
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• S.W.I.T.C.H: Ant Attack by Ali Sparkes
  |author=Ali Sparkes Once more Ms Sparkes has hit her singular button on the head. Mixing comedy with under-10yo-fri
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• Monster Makers: Stinkermite by Ali Sparkes
  |author=Ali Sparkes ...to a minimum, and actually provide a punchline to the nice humour that Ali Sparkes books always manage to feature.
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• Spacemite (Monster Makers) by Ali Sparkes
  |author= Ali Sparkes ...d with some added bullying, passing girls, and some pesky journalists, Ali Sparkes' way with character is there yet again. For me there was added comedy, in-
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• Bashertaur (Monster Makers) by Ali Sparkes
  |author= Ali Sparkes ...e same series we also have a review of [[Spacemite (Monster Makers) by Ali Sparkes|Spacemite]].
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• Out Of This World by Ali Sparkes
  |author=Ali Sparkes ...do see more of Tyrone and the others. There’s a quirky sense of humour in Sparkes that makes ''Out of This World'' live up to its name. Great stuff and I can
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• Frozen In Time by Ali Sparkes
  |author= Ali Sparkes And, seeing that this is an Ali Sparkes adventure book, that is about the most likely thing that happens. Our firs
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• Monster Makers:Stinkermite by Ali Sparkes
  #REDIRECT [[Monster Makers: Stinkermite by Ali Sparkes]]
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• Feather and Fang by Ali Sparkes
  |author=Ali Sparkes ...rkes' standalone title so I'd wholeheartedly recommend [[Car-Jacked by Ali Sparkes|Car-Jacked]].
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• Stirring the Storm (Shapeshifter) by Ali Sparkes
  |author=Ali Sparkes ...ded answered. And within a page or 5 I was completely disarmed yet again - Sparkes knew what we needed too, but still had most novel adventures for Dax to und
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• Ali Sparkes S.W.I.T.C.H series in Chronological Order
  [[S.W.I.T.C.H: Spider Stampede by Ali Sparkes and Ross Collins|Spider Stampede]] (2011) [[S.W.I.T.C.H: Fly Frenzy by Ali Sparkes|Fly Frenzy]] (2011)
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• Unleashed 2: Mind Over Matter by Ali Sparkes
  |author=Ali Sparkes |summary=Some of Ms Sparkes's typically great writing, but the place this has in a huge ten-book undert
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• Going to Ground: Shapeshifter Book 3 by Ali Sparkes
  |author=Ali Sparkes However it seems to suggest Ali Sparkes is writing boys'-own adventures of children surviving in the wilds from som
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• Monster Makers: Electrotaur and Slashermite by Ali Sparkes
  |author=Ali Sparkes The dynamism of the story here is just as good as in other Ali Sparkes books I have read, and even though the description and depth of detail and
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• S.W.I.T.C.H: Spider Stampede by Ali Sparkes and Ross Collins
  |author=Ali Sparkes and Ross Collins ...-fed us here about why and by whom the experiment is being done to hint at Sparkes' next mysterious fantasy story arc. So however adamant the twins are that
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• Dowsing the Dead: Shapeshifter Book 4 by Ali Sparkes
  |author=Ali Sparkes ...before in the series have we had so much back story given to us, and while Sparkes does it well - in that it is not forced on us in one lump - it takes too mu
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• Unleashed : A Life and Death Job by Ali Sparkes
  |author=Ali Sparkes ...Ali Sparkes's immensely popular [[Stirring the Storm (Shapeshifter) by Ali Sparkes|Shapeshifter]] series, she's a medium, a dowser and a telepath. Thanks to t
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• Ali Sparkes S.W.I.T.C.H series in Chronological Order
  [[S.W.I.T.C.H: Spider Stampede by Ali Sparkes and Ross Collins|Spider Stampede]] (2011) [[S.W.I.T.C.H: Fly Frenzy by Ali Sparkes|Fly Frenzy]] (2011)
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• Category:Ali Sparkes
  [[Category:Authors|Sparkes, Ali]]
  24 members (0 subcategories, 0 files) - 17:02, 24 October 2009
• Monster Makers:Stinkermite by Ali Sparkes
  #REDIRECT [[Monster Makers: Stinkermite by Ali Sparkes]]
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• Stirring the Storm (Shapeshifter 5)
  #redirect [[Stirring the Storm (Shapeshifter) by Ali Sparkes]]
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• Stirring the Storm (Shapeshifter)
  #REDIRECT [[Stirring the Storm (Shapeshifter) by Ali Sparkes]]
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• Going to Ground: Shapeshifter Book 3
  #REDIRECT [[Going to Ground: Shapeshifter Book 3 by Ali Sparkes]]
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• Dowsing the Dead: Shapeshifter Book 4
  #REDIRECT [[Dowsing the Dead: Shapeshifter Book 4 by Ali Sparkes]]
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• Category:Ali Sparkes and Ross Collins
  [[Category:Authors|Sparkes, Ali]]
  1 member (0 subcategories, 0 files) - 18:16, 14 February 2011
• S.W.I.T.C.H: Fly Frenzy by Ali Sparkes
  |author=Ali Sparkes If anything Ali Sparkes is however becoming predictable. I just knew before opening this that she
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• S.W.I.T.C.H: Spider Stampede by Ali Sparkes and Ross Collins
  |author=Ali Sparkes and Ross Collins ...-fed us here about why and by whom the experiment is being done to hint at Sparkes' next mysterious fantasy story arc. So however adamant the twins are that
  2 KB (416 words) - 14:40, 14 September 2020
• Unleashed : A Life and Death Job by Ali Sparkes
  |author=Ali Sparkes ...Ali Sparkes's immensely popular [[Stirring the Storm (Shapeshifter) by Ali Sparkes|Shapeshifter]] series, she's a medium, a dowser and a telepath. Thanks to t
  3 KB (449 words) - 15:11, 31 March 2018
• Night Speakers by Ali Sparkes
  |author=Ali Sparkes ...ing plot, a thread of magic, resourceful heroes and unexpected twists. Ali Sparkes writes a spooky tale, with things lurking in the dark and becoming more thr
  3 KB (541 words) - 09:38, 16 February 2018
• Unleashed 2: Mind Over Matter by Ali Sparkes
  |author=Ali Sparkes |summary=Some of Ms Sparkes's typically great writing, but the place this has in a huge ten-book undert
  3 KB (587 words) - 10:21, 23 April 2018
• Spacemite (Monster Makers) by Ali Sparkes
  |author= Ali Sparkes ...d with some added bullying, passing girls, and some pesky journalists, Ali Sparkes' way with character is there yet again. For me there was added comedy, in-
  3 KB (435 words) - 11:22, 26 September 2020
• S.W.I.T.C.H: Ant Attack by Ali Sparkes
  |author=Ali Sparkes Once more Ms Sparkes has hit her singular button on the head. Mixing comedy with under-10yo-fri
  3 KB (491 words) - 14:41, 14 September 2020
• S.W.I.T.C.H: Grasshopper Glitch by Ali Sparkes
  |author=Ali Sparkes There's also a third beat to the story, allowing Ali Sparkes another chance to show why I enjoy her craft. Artist Ross Collins joins in
  3 KB (431 words) - 14:41, 14 September 2020
• Car-Jacked by Ali Sparkes
  |author=Ali Sparkes Ali Sparkes read just two pages of this story to a packed audience at the Winchester Wr
  3 KB (561 words) - 11:01, 16 September 2020
• Rockataur (Monster Makers) by Ali Sparkes
  |author= Ali Sparkes ...say this is quite as brilliant as the [[Bashertaur (Monster Makers) by Ali Sparkes|third book in the series]], with its rewrite of classics. Here we get a re
  3 KB (563 words) - 13:30, 19 April 2018
• Wishful Thinking by Ali Sparkes
  |author=Ali Sparkes ...exchange programme and bringing a different attitude to proceedings… Ali Sparkes, if she is competent at anything (and she is, oh she is), is best in bringi
  4 KB (625 words) - 14:05, 26 August 2020
• Lizard Loopy by Ali Sparkes
  |author=Ali Sparkes ...nd while we learnt how gross or weird it might be, through [[:Category:Ali Sparkes|the author's]] punchy yet evocative writing, they just *had* to find a glas
  5 KB (827 words) - 14:42, 14 September 2020
• Feather and Fang by Ali Sparkes
  |author=Ali Sparkes ...rkes' standalone title so I'd wholeheartedly recommend [[Car-Jacked by Ali Sparkes|Car-Jacked]].
  4 KB (604 words) - 10:22, 9 March 2018
• Thunderstruck by Ali Sparkes
  |author=Ali Sparkes This is a shorter, and significantly simpler, story than many of Ali Sparkes's other action packed adventures. There are fewer twists and turns and far
  3 KB (570 words) - 10:32, 25 April 2018
• Bashertaur (Monster Makers) by Ali Sparkes
  |author= Ali Sparkes ...e same series we also have a review of [[Spacemite (Monster Makers) by Ali Sparkes|Spacemite]].
  4 KB (608 words) - 12:20, 11 October 2020
• Frozen In Time by Ali Sparkes
  |author= Ali Sparkes And, seeing that this is an Ali Sparkes adventure book, that is about the most likely thing that happens. Our firs
  4 KB (729 words) - 10:24, 9 March 2018
• Dark Summer by Ali Sparkes
  |author= Ali Sparkes Over my time reviewing for the Bookbag I've got to know Ali Sparkes - but only in that I have read everything she has published, and can see wh
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• Code Lightfall and the Robot King by Daniel H Wilson
  ...of Oz, 2% [[Monster Makers: Electrotaur and Slashermite by Ali Sparkes|Ali Sparkes' Monster Makers]], and 10% the Spiderman enemies Venom and Doc Octopus. Wh
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• Meteorite Strike by A G Taylor
  ...Going to Ground: Shapeshifter Book 3 by Ali Sparkes|Going to Ground by Ali Sparkes]].
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• Monster Makers: Stinkermite by Ali Sparkes
  |author=Ali Sparkes ...to a minimum, and actually provide a punchline to the nice humour that Ali Sparkes books always manage to feature.
  4 KB (666 words) - 12:02, 4 March 2018
• Monster Makers: Electrotaur and Slashermite by Ali Sparkes
  |author=Ali Sparkes The dynamism of the story here is just as good as in other Ali Sparkes books I have read, and even though the description and depth of detail and
  4 KB (600 words) - 13:42, 19 April 2018
• Amber by Julie Sykes
  ...bravura action that reminded me of the best of [[:Category:Ali Sparkes|Ali Sparkes]].
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• Stirring the Storm (Shapeshifter) by Ali Sparkes
  |author=Ali Sparkes ...ded answered. And within a page or 5 I was completely disarmed yet again - Sparkes knew what we needed too, but still had most novel adventures for Dax to und
  5 KB (838 words) - 15:09, 10 March 2018
• Going to Ground: Shapeshifter Book 3 by Ali Sparkes
  |author=Ali Sparkes However it seems to suggest Ali Sparkes is writing boys'-own adventures of children surviving in the wilds from som
  6 KB (953 words) - 12:09, 14 May 2018
• Dowsing the Dead: Shapeshifter Book 4 by Ali Sparkes
  |author=Ali Sparkes ...before in the series have we had so much back story given to us, and while Sparkes does it well - in that it is not forced on us in one lump - it takes too mu
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• The Mirror of Pharos by J S Landor
  ...my personal favourite is the last in the series [[Feather and Fang by Ali Sparkes]].
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• The Puzzle Ring by Kate Forsyth
  ...t of dramatic historical fiction, a soupcon of [[:Category:Ali Sparkes|Ali Sparkes]]-styled outdoors adventuring, a touch of magical threat (always, happily e
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• Out Of This World by Ali Sparkes
  |author=Ali Sparkes ...do see more of Tyrone and the others. There’s a quirky sense of humour in Sparkes that makes ''Out of This World'' live up to its name. Great stuff and I can
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• Terminal (Virals 5) by Kathy Reichs and Brendan Reichs.
  ...and Death Job by Ali Sparkes]] and [[Unleashed 2: Mind Over Matter by Ali Sparkes]]. For something more sophisticated and thought-provoking which looks at a
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• The Treasure Keepers (Something Wickedly Weird) by Chris Mould
  ...d ''The Treasure Keepers'', check out [[Bashertaur (Monster Makers) by Ali Sparkes|Bashertaur]] which has a great mix of monsters. For those craving more pira
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• Wish Me Dead by Helen Grant
  ...g for things with strange consequences, there is [[Wishful Thinking by Ali Sparkes]]. More teen spookiness can be found with [[The Game by Krystyna Kuhn]].
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• The Queen of Dreams by Peter Hamilton
  ...re than I was of contemporary middle grade fantasies by Eoin Colfer or Ali Sparkes or Jon Berkeley. Bear this in mind if you're looking for something with a l
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• The Pencil of Doom! (Henry Mcthrottle) by Andy Griffiths
  ...excellent series with [[Monster Makers: Electrotaur and Slashermite by Ali Sparkes]].
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• Pongdollop and the School Stink by Michael Broad
  ...d reading ability, is [[Monster Makers: Electrotaur and Slashermite by Ali Sparkes]].
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• The School of Night: Creeping Terror by Justin Richards
  ...ged psychic agents, we recommend [[Unleashed : A Life and Death Job by Ali Sparkes]]. Teens might also enjoy [[The Girl Who Leapt Through Time by Yasutaka Ts
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• Boy X by Dan Smith
  ...rnatively, if you'd prefer a standalone adventure, try [[Car-Jacked by Ali Sparkes]]. You might also enjoy [[Below Zero by Dan Smith]].
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• Never Say Die by Anthony Horowitz
  ...dventure by a different author, I'd strongly recommend [[Car-Jacked by Ali Sparkes]].
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• Silent Mountain by Michelle Briscombe
  If this book appeals then you might also enjoy [[Out Of This World by Ali Sparkes]]. Weaalso have a review of [[The House on March Lane by Michelle Briscomb
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• Operation Sting (SWARM) by Simon Cheshire
  ...e|Colfer-ish teen detective mode]]. [[S.W.I.T.C.H: Spider Stampede by Ali Sparkes and Ross Collins]] is the beginning of a series with a similar thriller dra
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• The Windvale Sprites by Mackenzie Crook
  ...not let their hero encounter gods instead, with [[Wishful Thinking by Ali Sparkes]]? You might also enjoy [[Red by Libby Gleeson]].
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• Sea Monsters and Other Delicacies (An Awfully Beastly Business) by The Beastly Boys
  ...series beginning with [[Monster Makers: Electrotaur and Slashermite by Ali Sparkes]], which does know when not to return to former glories. You might also en
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• S.T.E.A.L.T.H.: Access Denied by Jason Rohan
  [[Car-Jacked by Ali Sparkes]] puts a single kid up against a criminal, and does the joyously unexpected
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• The Mapmaker's Monsters: Beware the Buffalogre! by Rob Stevens
  ...en we think that you might also enjoy [[Monster Makers: Stinkermite by Ali Sparkes]].
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• Lost Dogs by Garrett Carr
  ...ound in the series including [[Going to Ground: Shapeshifter Book 3 by Ali Sparkes]], with a second forming from the franchise opening that is [[Meteorite Str
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• The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Joe Craig
  ...[[:Category:Anthony McGowan|Anthony McGowan]], [[:Category:Ali Sparkes|Ali Sparkes]], Barry Hutchison, [[:Category:Matt Dickinson|Matt Dickinson]], [[:Categor
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• The Devil's Triangle by Mark Robson
  ...nd a stylistically realised science fiction angle. [[Frozen In Time by Ali Sparkes]] is another novel I would perhaps recommend to those who enjoyed this one.
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• The Week at World's End by Emma Carroll
  ...ers got to show us the early 1960s brought to mind [[Frozen In Time by Ali Sparkes]], which has the 1950s meet the modern day. Evidently, we'd also recommend
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• Old Gods New Tricks by Thiago de Moraes
  ...re everything has a deity for it is best seen in [[Wishful Thinking by Ali Sparkes]]. And it would be remiss of me to not mention [[Loki: A Bad God's Guide t
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• Who Let the Gods Out? by Maz Evans
  ...f a young lad with a British god can be had with [[Wishful Thinking by Ali Sparkes]], which is my way of avoiding how close Elliot's adventure can sometimes g
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• The Joshua Files: Ice Shock by M G Harris
  ...or truths left by their kin are in the superlative [[Frozen In Time by Ali Sparkes]]. We've also reviewed [[Apocalypse Moon (The Joshua Files) by M G Harris|
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• Top Ten Books For Children Who Think That Farts Are Funny
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• January 2009 Newsletter
  ...cary. John thinks the time-bending adventure story [[Frozen In Time by Ali Sparkes]] is just marvellous for tweens and early teens. Jill was impressed by the
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• Mirrorscape by Mike Wilks
  ...the series begun with [[Monster Makers: Electrotaur and Slashermite by Ali Sparkes|Monster Makers]]. For the teens and fantasy readers, if you haven't guesse
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