The second action-packed quest in an exciting new six book character-led series for 7+ girls who love fantasy, adventure, and high-kicking heroines!This time, Sophie has to call upon all her strength and skills to defeat her most gruesome foe yet… THE SWAMP BOGGLES!The second action-packed quest in an exciting new six book character-led series for 7+ girls who love fantasy, adventure, and high-kicking heroines!This time, Sophie has to call upon all her strength and skills to defeat her most gruesome foe yet… THE SWAMP BOGGLES!Very few people ever enter the Shadow Woods, for these woods are like no others. Hidden deep within them is the Gateway to the Shadow Realm – a dark and chaotic world where all kinds of gruesome creatures live…On her tenth birthday, tomboy Sophie learns she is the Guardian of the magical gateway, and that her destiny is to protect the human world from the goblins, trolls and evil sprites that inhabit the Shadow Woods.Together with her brave best friend and loyal sidekick, Sam, Sophie must find a way to stop an invasion of disgusting slime-filled, stinky Swamp Boggles from causing mayhem in her town and it’ll take all of Sophie’s Guardian magic powers to defeat it!• A fab new series for girls with a thirst for adventure!• Perfect for fans of Enid Blyton who love The Enchanted Wood• Collectable series with new books publishing each month• Pre-launch campaign with SwapitShop – online swapping and trading community for young people, with 850k registered members (101,088 Unique girls in the age bracket 6 – 10 years)• Partnership with best-selling pre-teen magazine Girl Talk (ciruclation: 50K) with monthly advertorials, games and covermount• Advertorials in National Geographic Kids magazine (circulation: 70 K)• Microsite with monthly news, reviews, author videos and competition to win a Nintendo 3DS.• New writing team – both authors with proven track record of strong sales and quality writing• Strongly identifiable lead character• Linda Chapman will be on the Spill the Ink Tour. Real-time updates on www.spilltheinkbooks.com and on Twitter.
Published by: HarperCollins Publishers