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Book 1 of Twelve
A Broom Too Soon
Eliza Evermist arrives late, crashes her broom, and is chosen by Trouble — the scruffiest, sneezingest Whimkin in the school. Different isn't wrong. Different is magical.
Different isn't wrong. Different is magical.
Book One is preparing for its Amazon release. Date TBC.
Chapter one begins below ↓
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How spooky?
Mild
Gently spooky — funny first.
Right for
Ages 8–12
School Year 4+ · publisher-estimated reader age 8–12.
How long?
12 chapters
About 1,200 words a chapter — one bedtime each. 14,498 words in all.
What it's about
Belonging
Friendship, and being different on purpose.
- No gore
- Peril stays gentle
- Funny before frightening
- Friendship at the heart
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Who & where
Who you'll meet
Characters, creatures and places only.
Trouble — scruffy black cat, mismatched eyes.
Eliza's battered wand — a character in its own right.
Friends of Moonfire — who, not what happens next.
Sanctuary Archives
Whimkins in this book
2 of 8 awakeThe sleeping ones are waiting for a code from inside the printed book.
Trouble
Awake
Pippa
Awake
Venomina
Hasn't found its witch yet
Thornwig
Hasn't found its witch yet
Blink
Hasn't found its witch yet
Lord Warrington
Hasn't found its witch yet
Whisper moth
Hasn't found its witch yet
Mr Stinks
Hasn't found its witch yet
The art cupboard is open
Colour this adventure
13 proper A4 colouring pages, with open lines and plenty of room for crayons, pencils and felt tips.
Free to print at home or school. No account, sign-up or child details. Teachers and librarians can get the complete classroom pack.