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The Monsters of Rookhaven

by Pádraig Kenny

Ages 9–12 Reading age 10 Novel Set in the past spookythoughtful

Two orphans slip through a torn veil into the grounds of Rookhaven and meet the family living there, who are monsters and mostly kind.

A story about children and magical creatures, spooky and thoughtful in tone. We would put it with children of 9–12, and at a reading age of about 10 for reading alone.

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