The Beanstalk Murder
P.G. Bell
This is a joyous read. Combining the familiar plot of climbing up the beanstalk to the land of giants with a twisty murder mystery is inspired. I loved it!
Anwen is a trainee meadow witch who is not very happy. Firstly, her rival Cerys, is boasting about winning a place at the school Anwen wanted to go to and then on top of that a dead giant has fallen from the sky squashing her little village. Inadvertently, both girls find themselves trapped high up in the land of giants where they discover the king has also been killed. In order to get home Anwen and Cerys have to track down the person responsible for the killings.
I liked the blend of traditional fairy tale characters with the more modern personalities of the girls. I think readers will like the squabbling between them as well as the realisation about each other which they find at the end. It’s a great story!
Published by Usborne, 2024 (300 pages)
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