Books in 8-10 Range series

Sarah's Gran Gornal is a witch. So is her Uncle Bryan. Sarah's parents won't let her have a dog because of the cost of feeding it and taking it to the vet. Uncle Bryan says he'll make her one that won't need food or the vet. He makes her a bone-dog. Sarah finds she can make it do anything she wants. Even bad things that she knows she shouldn't do... And Sarah starts to enjoy her new-found power...

Why does Ivar's family always send him away at Christmas?Why are they so poor, when they work so hard?What is the black cat's secret? Ivar is determined to discover the truth - but soon finds himself in terrible danger. A lively, slightly scary tale for Christmas and New Year, based on a traditional fairy-story and retold by Carnegie medal-winning writer Susan Price with atmospheric illustrations by Andrew Price. Originally published by A&C Black, this is an excellent gift for Christmas' quieter moments.

A childless old couple love their kitten so much, they decide to have him educated.They pay their vicar to teach Thomas his letters.But the vicar is a cruel man. He takes their money but he kills their kitten.Year after year he makes them work to pay Thomas' 'school-fees.'When he leaves for London, the vicar plays one last, cruel trick. He tells the old pair that their Thomas has run away to sea -- but that they will find him in London, at the Miching Mouse Inn. The vicar laughs to think of the old couple travelling to London to search for a man and an inn that don't exist.But when the old pair reach London, they have strange good luck...Based on an old folk-tale, this is a heart-warming tale by Susan Price, the award winning writer of 'The Wolf's Footprint' and 'The Ghost Drum.'(Originally published by A&C Black.)