Sophie Blackall

"The ancient town of Benevento is famous for its witches, and the children who live there have to be clever to evade their clutches! Primo wants to prove he is the bravest, but will the ring protect him from all danger- even from the Manalonga, who hide in wells and under bridges?"--back cover.

"We shall all, in the end, be led to where we belong. We shall all, in the end, find our way home. In a time of war, a mysterious child appears at the monastery of the Order of the Chronicles of Sorrowing. Gentle Brother Edik finds the girl, Beatryce, curled in a stall, wracked with fever, coated in dirt and blood, and holding fast to the ear of Answelica the goat. As the monk nurses Beatryce to health, he uncovers her dangerous secret, one that imperils...

In Benevento, Italy, an ancient town famous for its witches, shy tagalong Maria Beppina, one of five cousins, takes center stage and proves her mettle when she confronts the fearsome Clopper.

A rattlesnake eats every one of Mrs. Crow's eggs until Old Man Owl hatches an idea to solve the problem.

After watching a movie about a detective on the television, Bean decides to set up shop as a private investigator--and she and Ivy start looking for mysteries to solve.

"The ancient town of Benevento is famous for its witches, and the children who live there have to be clever to evade their clutches! Primo wants to prove he is the bravest, but will the ring protect him from all danger- even from the Manalonga, who hide in wells and under bridges?"--back cover.

Maria Beppina is always afraid that the Clopper, the old witch who chases children, will catch her, but one day she decides to stop and see what the Clopper will do.

¡Hay un fantasma en el baño de chicas del colegio! Eva y Beba han visto su forma de nube y sus ojos brillantes, y han oído sus lamentos. ¡Es lo mejor que ha pasado nunca en el cole! Hasta que lo escubren los profes, claro. ¿Conseguirán Eva y Beba sacar al fantasma del baño? Puede. ¿Se lo pasarán bien juntas? ¡Por supuesto!"--

The moment they saw each other, Bean and Ivy knew they wouldn't be friends. But when Bean plays a joke on her sister, Nancy, and has to hide, quick! Ivy comes to the rescue, proving that sometimes the best of friends are people never meant to like each other. Vibrant characters and lots of humor make this a charming - and addictive - introduction to a new series.
Includes bonus material!
- Sneak peek chapter from the next book in the Ivy + Bean...