Like a Charm

“Books are like little pockets of time.” he says brightly. “Little artefacts from other cultures and other periods of history. You can go to a museum where they put everything behind glass and won’t let you touch things. Or you can read a book. I like knowing that some other being pored over the words I’m reading. That we’re connected.”

Edinburgh is a city filled with magical creatures. No one can see them... until Ramya Knox.

As she is pulled into her family's world of secrets and spells, Ramya sets out to discover the truth behind the Hidden Folk with only three words of warning from her grandfather: Beware the Sirens. Plunged into an adventure that will change everything, Ramya is about to learn that there is more to her powers than she ever imagined. Praise for A Kind of Spark:Waterstones Children's Book of the Year 2021The Blue Peter Book Award for Best Story Blackwell's Book of the Year 2020