Elemental Island

Kathy Hoopmann Elemental Island Children’s Fiction Astie has always been different. Her 12th birthday is looming and she still has not decided on her thesis. All the Learners at the Hub picked theirs years ago. If it wasn’t for her cousin, Jakob, life...

Leopard Poachers

Kathy Hoopmann Leopard Poachers Children’s Fiction High in the Arabian mountains, Ali and Sameer gaze in wonder at a leopard. When the leopard roars with pain after being shot, Sameer and Ali flee, terrified that they will fall victim to the leopard poachers....

Blue Bottle Mystery

Blue Bottle MysteryJessica Kingsley Publications, UK 2002 Dolly Gray Children’s Literature Award, UK: Shortlisted Why I wrote it… Unfortunately our world tends to put people into nice neat boxes. If you are sporty, then you are popular, if you are ‘different’...

Of Mice and Aliens

Kathy Hoopmann Of Mice and Aliens Children’s Fiction The sequel to Blue Bottle Mystery, this is a science fiction novel for kids, with a difference. Ben is learning to cope with his newly diagnosed Asperger Syndrome, but when an alien crash-lands in his back...

Lisa and the Lacemaker

Kathy Hoopmann Lisa and the Lacemaker Children’s fiction When Lisa discovers a derelict hut in her friend Ben’s backyard, she delights in exploring the remnants of an era long gone. Imagine her surprise when Great Aunt Hannah moves into a nursing home...

Haze

Kathy Hoopmann Haze YA fiction Seb is a loner. Brilliant with numbers but hopeless with people, he prefers the company of computers and his only friend, Guzzle. Things change for the better when he makes friends with Kristie, Madeline and Jen, and a new computer...