Books with author Helen Laycock

Isadora Wellington, known as Izzy, befriends Titania Moonsong, a wheelchair-bound old lady who lives at 13 Arnison Avenue. Rumour has it that Mrs Moonsong is a witch, which is hardly surprising: she has a black cat, Macbeth; her favourite piece of music is The Sorcerer’s Apprentice; and she makes peculiar concoctions from the herbs she grows in her garden. When Mrs Moonsong disappears and Dylan, a strange hippy, moves into her house, Izzy and her cousin Joe are concerned. It seems Dylan is the one intent on casting spells, and Mrs Moonsong is not the only one in danger.Suitable for readers of 7-12

Runaway Jake has no idea what adventures are in store when he finds young circus performer Khala hiding in a ramshackle caravan.Jake sees things – dreams, visions… But should he reveal the contents of the mysterious box he has been warned never to open? Khala has secrets of her own, secrets which could threaten her friendship with Jake.And she is not the only one of the performers with something to hide.Jake soon discovers that Fantazi’s Circus is a place of danger, and together, he and Khala begin to uncover the layers of deceit which have an impact on them both.However, neither one is prepared for the biggest discovery of all.For readers of 8-12

A holiday at Pirates’ Cove with Great-Aunt Win is nothing like Toby expects it to be… He is baffled by the mysterious beach fires and eerie singing he witnesses during the night. He is fascinated, too, by the weird and wonderful tales of the town: not only the legend of the pitiful Mary-Anne, said to row out nightly to the Blue Rock, but also of the peculiar ‘cursed’ gold plate locked in the guest house cabinet. Stranger still, why has a dead man been spotted in the town? With the help of intriguing local girl, Hattie, the secrets of Salt Guest House are unravelled… but not before the children find themselves in grave danger. Other books by Helen Laycock: Glass Dreams, Mandrake’s Plot, The Secret of Pooks Wood, Martha and Mitch, Song of the Moon, Charlie Chumpkins, A Mouthful of Chuckles (Poetry)