"What do you mean, we are the keys?" Kate asked incredulously. "From time to time, certain people are born whose fate it... MoreChaos Clock
One day Arthur Conan Doyle will create the greatest detective of all -- Sherlock Holmes. But right now Artie Conan Doyle... MoreArtie Conan Doyle and the Gravediggers' Club
A terrible virus has wiped out much of the human population and Scotland is now a wasteland, overrun by wild dogs. Tob... MoreRed Fever
Katie Mackenzie has always dreamed of being a prima ballerina like her mother. When their neighbour Dr Campbell dies, mu... MoreCloudberry Castle
"What do you mean, we are the keys?" Kate asked incredulously. "From time to time, certain people are born whose fate... MoreChaos Clock
Helen has absolutely no interest in becoming a vet like her mother. So she isn't best pleased when asked to help an inju... MoreFirst Aid for Fairies and Other Fabled Beasts
Winner of the Scottish Children's Book Award 2013 Younger Readers (8-11 years) categoryOne ordinary day, Saul is on his ... MoreThe Accidental Time Traveller
Molly Drummond is cursed: whenever a dog barks, she turns into a hare -- which can make life quite dangerous... So she d... MoreThe Beginner's Guide to Curses
Winner of a Scottish Children's Book Award.When Yann the injured centaur clip clops into Helen's life she decides to hel... MoreFirst Aid for Fairies and Other Fabled Beasts
There has always been something unusual about Magnus Fin, a school misfit. On his eleventh birthday Magnus throws a mess... MoreMagnus Fin and the Ocean Quest
'At that moment the kitchen door opened and something colossal came stomping out. It was about seven feet tall with gree... MoreThe Day the World Went Loki
Winner of the Royal Mail Awards for Scottish Children's Books 2007 "He stared up at the dark mass of the house. Then he ... MoreChill
One day Arthur Conan Doyle will create the greatest detective of all -- Sherlock Holmes. But right now Artie Conan Doyle... MoreArtie Conan Doyle and the Vanishing Dragon
Kate and David are at secondary school in Edinburgh. David is struggling to come to terms with his new stepmother, and K... MoreChaos Quest
Molly's curse is getting worse.The curse-breaking workshop hasn't exactly turned out how Molly and her friends had hoped... MoreThe Shapeshifter's Guide to Running Away
Helen has won a place at a prestigious summer music school in remote north-western Scotland. But as she practises for a ... MoreWolf Notes and Other Musical Mishaps
On his eleventh birthday, schoolboy Magnus Fin found out that he was half selkie -- part human, part seal. Although he l... MoreMagnus Fin and the Moonlight Mission
Ballet-mad Katie Mackenzie and her family have opened the Cloudberry Castle School of Dance. Living at the school should... MoreCloudberry Castle: Ballet School Secrets
Brothers Greg and Lewis are enjoying a heatwave in the summer holidays -- until Loki, the god of mischief, buries their ... MoreThor Is Locked In My Garage!
'Strange as it may seem, as he came in to land at Edinburgh Airport last year, the captain of the London flight reported... MoreThe Wings of Ruksh
Shortlisted for the Scottish Children's Book Award 2013Toby's dad and little sister have been kidnapped by pirates, and ... MoreBlack Tide
As Helen practises her violin for a special Midsummer's Eve concert, her friends, the fabled beasts, prepare to go to wa... MoreWolf Notes and other Musical Mishaps
A scream in the night, a hidden staircase to nowhere and a ghostly face: Dunadd House still has secrets.For over 400 yea... MoreShiver
If Saul and Agnes don't do something their den will be destroyed. But the title deeds that could save it were lost in 19... MoreThe Reluctant Time Traveller
A centaur, a selkie, a fairy and a phoenix -- Helen has unusual friends. And in this incredible quest, they face some ev... MoreStorm Singing and other Tangled Tasks
On his eleventh birthday, schoolboy Magnus Fin found out that he is half selkie -- part human, part seal. Although he lo... MoreMagnus Fin and the Selkie Secret
Helen and her fabled-beast friends help Rona the selkie in a Storm Singer competition. Rona wins by singing up an incred... MoreStorm Singing and other Tangled Tasks
One day Arthur Conan Doyle will create the greatest detective of all -- Sherlock Holmes. But right now, Artie Conan Doyl... MoreArtie Conan Doyle and the Scarlet Phantom
Robbie has disappeared. And, since he'd been asking Saul a lot of questions about time travel, Saul has a good idea wh... MoreThe Unlikely Time Traveller
A strange haar blows into St Andrews' harbour one morning, freezing its inhabitants in a magical mist. A Viking longship... MoreOdin Blew Up My TV!
Molly's shape-shifting curse is getting stronger and more unpredictable. Becoming a hare she could cope with. At least s... MoreThe Witch's Guide to Magical Combat
Katie Mackenzie's family runs a ballet school in a wonderful old Scottish castle. Katie loves living with the other boar... MoreCloudberry Castle: Ballerina Dreams
A terrible virus has wiped out most of the human population and Scotland is now a wasteland. Toby and his family are bei... MoreSilver Storm
On the eve of his return to Scotland, Lewis Grant is dared to spend the night at a haunted desert oasis. The Bedouin ref... MoreThe Underground City
Neil, Clara and Lewis are spending their Easter break with a friend in Glenmorven, near Aberdeen, unaware that as ston... MoreFirestar
One of Helen's friends is dying, stabbed in the heart by the Master, and this life-threatening injury needs a magical re... MoreMaze Running and other Magical Missions
One of Helen's friends is dying, stabbed in the heart by the Master, and this life-threatening injury needs a magical re... MoreMaze Running and other Magical Missions
'Her death would, she supposed, be quite an event in the world of magic and as Maritza, the Queen of the Earth Witches... MoreWitch Silver
"There was a sudden shout and the chilling blast of a hunting horn. The dragon's heart sank. The soldiers had spotted hi... MoreDragon Seeker
In late autumn the little island of Lindisfarne was chilly and bare and quiet, with the tourists long gone. This was the... MoreSeal Story
Hamish laughs when his old mother talks about the Wee Folk and all their mischief-making. Until, that is, his baby son d... MoreHamish and the Fairy Gifts
When Corrie's family returns to Uig Bay on the Isle of Lewis for yet another miserable summer holiday, he has no idea of... MoreThe Chess Piece Magician
'Mrs Hog had already noticed that the fourth baby was the last to do everything. He seemed to be smaller than the rest, ... MoreHoglet the Spineless Hedgehog
'Ellen whistled again and repeated the old rhyme Aunt Marian had taught her. "I call you once. I call you twice. I call ... MoreUshig
Shortlisted for the Scottish Children's Book Awards 2012 Ross is fed up with being on the losing side, as Bruntsfield Pr... MoreSoldier's Game
"You think you're a fairy godmother or something?" I asked. "Or something," Michael agreed. Edda is tired of her nickna... MoreHow to Make a Golem (and Terrify People)
When the shopkeeper gives Jenny a skinny, black kitten she has no idea who she has adopted. Fankle is no ordinary cat. T... MoreSix Lives of Fankle the Cat
The boys are planning a big summer. When they're not hanging out in their den, running the streets, playing fitba or re-... MoreNicking Time
Antonia is sick of being bullied by Rosie, a mean girl at school. So when new girl Clarissa joins the school, Ant wishes... MoreThe Wishcatchers
'Stories are something you carry with you, something to last your entire life, to be passed on to your children, and t... MoreThe Flight of the Golden Bird: Scottish Folk Tales for Children
Ice-covered sand and frozen seas -- not exactly what you'd expect on your summer holiday, even in St Andrews. But this... MoreWinterbringers
Lily's already got plenty going on living with a moody teenage sister, two feral brothers and a messy baby sister. Mum a... MoreThe Mixed-Up Summer of Lily McLean
It is the time of the Cold War. Soviet spies are feared, and secrets are traded. People disappear.Thirteen-year-old Alas... MoreThe Hill of the Red Fox
Shortlisted for the Scottish Children's Book Awards 2015 'The boy looks about seven or eight years old and should weigh ... MorePyrate's Boy
When Finn Learson literally stumbles out of a stormy sea into a small village on the Shetland Isles, he steals the villa... MoreA Stranger Came Ashore
One day, Will and Lucy's dad just ... vanishes.They have no idea why he's disappeared until a creepy stranger reveals th... MoreThe Sign of the Black Dagger
If you have the misfortune to spend a night at Hotel Grimm, it may be the last one you spend anywhere! Or so the residen... MoreGrimm
Fergus can't believe it when his brand-new digital watch starts going backwards. Then he crashes (literally) into gadget... MoreCatscape
Magnus Macduff is lured away from his beloved island of Sula when he wins a painting competition and goes to the mainlan... MoreReturn to Sula
Faced with a cold Saturday afternoon stuck at the Institute for Animal Research, Robbie is angry and frustrated at yet a... MoreHox
Shortlisted for the Scottish Children's Book Award 2013 Mischievous fairies? Stranded mermaids? Smelly troll? Whatever y... MoreReally Weird Removals.com
Kathleen Fidler's classic story is set in the ancient Stone Age village of Skara Brae on Orkney. This is a fascinating a... MoreThe Boy with the Bronze Axe
'Stories are something you carry with you, something to last your entire life, to be passed on to your children, and t... MoreThe Coming of the Unicorn: Scottish Folk Tales for Children
Why does nobody want the mixter-maxter kitten?The little stripey cat is on a journey. He is sent from the farm to the ci... MoreThe Cat Who Decided
One sunny morning the triplets disappear, leaving only a few mysterious clues behind: an open upstairs window, three mis... MoreRocking Horse War
After the death of his master, Turk is sent to a faraway farm to finish his sheep-dog training. But his longing for 'Old... MoreTurk the Border Collie
Pete has never even heard of Clydebank in Scotland, but when his dad finds a new job at last, Pete finds himself leavi... MoreThe Blitz Next Door
Not too long ago the children of Aberdeen struck a blow against the tyranny of their oppressors -- an army of giant robo... MoreRevenge of the Giant Robot Chickens
Winner of a 2015 Scottish Children's Book AwardWhy did the chicken cross the road?TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD!!!The city of A... MoreAttack of the Giant Robot Chickens
Ten-year-old twins Kirsty and David Murray love their crofting life in the north of Scotland. They collect shellfish, mi... MoreThe Desperate Journey
With the help of a wisecracking, steampunk robot, two friends discover that they have inherited some amazing, if unusual... MoreThe Superpower Project
Superstitious fishermen. Corrupt feudal landlords. Starving tenants. And an old lady who talks to the birds and animals,... MoreThe Witches' Mark
Shortlisted for the Scottish Children's Book Awards 2015 15-year-old Callie Hall has just found out she's a witch, ... MoreDark Spell
'Are you brave?'When the mysterious Amelia Pigeon turns up at Kirby's bedroom window in the dead of night, this is the q... MoreShadowsmith
Thanks to an unfortunately tasty-looking radioactive garden slug, eleven-year-old Murdo McLeod is now the world's worst ... MoreSlugboy Saves the World
Telling people you hear voices doesn't win you many friends. Especially when you're starting high school. Especially whe... MoreThe Awkward Autumn of Lily McLean
12-year-old Downie, known as "Jackdaw", the best thief in London, is desperate to save his helpless brother and sister f... MoreQuest for a Queen: The Jackdaw
Over 30 magical folk and fairy tales, legends and poems, from every corner of Scotland. Here is something for all tastes... MoreThe Well at the World's End
The sequel to The Chaos Clock It is eighteen months after the events of The Chaos Clock, and Kate and David are now at s... MoreChaos Quest
Snow is not the only surprise in store for Magnus on his return to the island of Sula, after his friend the Duke's trium... MoreSong of Sula
Siobhan is unhappy at school. Tormented by some classmates, she feels unable to confide in her teacher or her mum. She h... MoreBullies at School
"Epitaph School is the biggest in the world," said the Headmaster proudly, rubbing his hands together. "Not even I know ... MoreThe Adventures of Endill Swift
The Desperate Journey tells the story of the Highland Clearances as they affect one small family. The Murrays are forced... MoreThe Desperate Journey
Hamish and Mirren live in a quiet farmhouse by a beautiful loch in Scotland. In these six tales, they encounter a talkin... MoreHamish and the Wee Witch
Everyone thinks Morag MacLeod is a witch because of the strange things that have happened since she went to the shores o... MoreThe Kelpie's Pearls
Lavinia Derwent's fabulous stories of Magnus Macduff and his life on Sula in the Hebrides make the Scottish islands come... MoreThe Boy From Sula
Winner of the Heart of Hawick Children's Book Award 2010. Smugglers. Vikings. Shetland should be a fascinating place for... MoreTarantula Tide
It is the time of the Cold War. Soviet spies are feared, and secrets are traded. People disappear. Thirteen-year-old Ala... MoreThe Hill of the Red Fox
In 1854 the tenants of Greenyards, in the Scottish Highlands, are brutally evicted from their homes and the land sold fo... MoreA Pistol in Greenyards
It's first term at the Big School for Mary McPherson, and right from the start it looks as if her new friend, Jamie, is ... MoreNew School Blues
As Simon passes Peterson's shop one evening, gazing at the fabulous display of computers, nothing seems out of the ordin... MoreSimon's Challenge
It's 1884 and the population of Skye is already greatly depleted by the Highland Clearances, and likely to suffer more f... MoreRibbon of Fire
All that Simon really wants is a computer. However, with his father away looking for work and a new baby in the house, m... MoreSimon's Challenge
Will Douglas is the illegitimate son of Sir William Douglas, Keeper of Loch Leven Castle. One night, a prisoner is broug... MoreEscape from Loch Leven
On a dark night in the 1590s Adam glimpses the Devil, near his home in East Lothian. Terrified, he is even more alarmed ... MoreThe Thirteenth Member
It was over coffee and biscuits that Grandma Ives offered to return Cameron's father from the dead... Cameron never came... MoreThe Daemon Parallel
The enclosure movement brought many Scots to exile in America in the middle of the nineteenth century. A fifteen-year-ol... MoreA Pistol in Greenyards
Orphan Tom has been sent to live in the Scottish Borders with an uncle and aunt he's never met. But a remote sheep farm ... MoreFlash the Sheep Dog
Adam and his Shetland pony Haki have been inseparable. Haki is clever and brave and Adam soon trains him to do things ot... MoreHaki the Shetland Pony
Reema runs to remember the life she left behind in Syria. Caylin runs to find what she's lost.Under the grey Glasgow ski... MoreThe Fox Girl and the White Gazelle
"You are ordered to fall upon the rebels and put all to the sword... Amidst the thick snows of February, under the shado... MoreThe Ghosts of Glencoe
Since his dad literally did a vanishing act (he's a magician!), Jay Patel has turned detective, and now, with the help o... MoreTop-Secret Grandad and Me: Death by Soup
'Across the moor galloped a huge dark beast; a heavily muscled horse with a gleaming, rippling black mane. The animal re... MoreGuardians of the Wild Unicorns
"Shadows were meant to stay stuck, like ears and promises."On the morning of Gail's birthday, she watches her shadow sli... MoreThe Girl Who Lost Her Shadow
Jamie Lee just wants to be normal but his ADHD isn't making it easy. If only he could control his butterfly mind then he... MoreThe Boy with the Butterfly Mind
Part-girl, part-cat, Avery Buckle has always known she's a little different (after all, her tail is a bit of a giveaway)... MoreThe Spellbinding Secret of Avery Buckle
Thirteen-year-old Ivy North is an adventurer. She can pitch a tent in four minutes flat, knows the local landscape like ... MoreThe Sky Beneath the Stone
'Scotland's greatest contemporary storyteller.'-- The GuardianSilver Unicorns and Golden Birds is a treasure trove of tr... MoreSilver Unicorns and Golden Birds: Scottish Traveller Tales for Children
Welcome to Haarville -- if you've arrived, you've survived. Off the grid and not on the maps, it's a place shrouded in f... MoreHaarville
An island of magic and mayhem floating above the flooded Earth, Bastion has long been the last country left in the world... MoreCloudlanders
Twelve-year-old Luca Verani has his future all mapped out: who needs school when he's going to take over his family's ic... MoreIce Cream Boy
"A hundred miles from the mainland, half in the sea, half out of it.The rules are different here..."All 13-year-old Blai... MoreThe Edge of the Silver Sea
"I must make it. I will make it. And I will tell their stories."Thirteen-year-old Samim is a loyal friend, a gifted ches... MoreMy Name Is Samim
The isolated, salt-soaked isle of Stormcliff is preparing for the annual Firebloom Festival, a famous gathering of thous... MoreFirebloom
When Second World War bombs start falling, twelve-year-old Eilidh Flett is evacuated to a place she's never heard of, to... MoreThe Nightkeeper's Apprentice
Secret Agent Nessie and her team of friends -- genius inventor Bea the Beaver and quick-stinging Jelly the jellyfish -- ... MoreSecret Agent Nessie
"I'll find you, Samim," I whispered again and again into the dark. Thirteen-year-old Zayn is a loyal friend, a gifted fo... MoreMy Name Is Zayn
I’m not sure anything I write will convey just how incredible this book is, I urge you to read it. It’s a book that had me crying from very early on, ...
I really enjoyed that! Blair has had to move to the fictional Hebridean Island of Roscoe with her family, much to her annoyance. She wants the hustle...
This was a bit of a strange book. The overall story felt quite simplistic and aimed at young readers. Problems were very easily resolved and I never t...


