AustLit

'Charlotte Chaplin is a city girl. She's cool and stylish and her best friend is Sarah, the Prime Minister's daughter. Her life is perfect.

'That is until her parents get divorced and Charlie is dragged to the sleepy town of Gulgong in the middle of nowhere.

'There's nothing to do - or so Charlie thinks. Things start to heat up when she makes an unlikely friend: Ruby, the daughter of a man wanted for burglary.

'Charlie and Ruby, with a little technological aid and some friends in high places, must catch the real thief and clear Ruby's dad's name before he's sent to gaol.

'A lively, fast-paced mystery with vivid characters and an atmospheric country town setting.' (Publication summary)

'Lucy’s mum is always busy, going to this meeting and that, leaving Lucy alone in their old house with one strict rule: NO MAGIC.

'Lucy doesn’t mean to conjure the giant green slug. She only wanted a friendly kitten to keep her company.

'Now, with the help of a talking spellbook and a grumpy cat called Thomas, she must race to get rid of the slug before it eats the prized cabbage garden of the witch next door — and before her mum gets home.

'A lively,  entertaining story for young readers.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.