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Bonny was suddenly wide awake. With a catch of fear in her throat, she saw the same white shadow that had followed her in the graveyard begin to appear.
"Who are you?" She cried. "What do you want?"
The dazzling white figure smiled, a narrow brilliant evil smile.
"You know what I've come for," he said. "You can't escape me."
When Bonny inadvertently finds the object which the stranger so desperately  wants, she is drawn into a mysterious and terrifying struggle between  the Dazzling Clown and the kindly Black Monk. Suddenly, the whole fate of Time and Eternity, good and evil, lies in the hands of Bonny Starr...

Junior Bookshelf wrote...An involved and intriguing story which never strays beyond the bounds of understanding and its own strange reason. Bonny delights in all she sees at the circus except for the Dazzling Clown, who afterwards haunts and torments her.  She would fall victim to his tricks were it not for a ghostly monk, who slipped out of his era when  the soldiers of Henry Vlll sacked the monasteries.
The interest of  these supernatural beings has been aroused because on her way to the circus, Bonny found and pocketed the Key to Eternity.
Gradually, the number of characters involved in the adventure expands: Bonny's brother, Alan, can see both clown and monk; the rag and bone man turns  out to be the clown's Fetch. And an elderly neighbour proves to be a  witch.  The setting, too, expands as the children travel through time to the edges of eternity.
Gwen Grant has created an involved and intriguing story which never quite strays beyond the bounds of understanding and its own strange reason.

 Books for Keeps wrote Exciting and intriguing

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ENEMIES ARE DANGEROUS

In front of David's terrified eyes, there now appeared an open view of the quarry. The only thing he didn't know was, how far up the cliff did the ravine emerge? How long a drop was there to the quarry floor? The quarry is Samuel's secret place, so he's not pleased to discover that David has followed him there. But the quarry also hides a dangerous gang of criminals -who will stop at nothing to keep their own secret..

Strong stuff - stakes are high and the reality is grim - Irish Times
Truly spine-chilling, had me on the edge of my chair - Oxford Times
Grim and gripping - The ObserverAll our worst nightmares are here but interspersed with considerable humour and wisdom - School Librarian

As she bent over to stroke the puppies, the big dog half lifted her head, growling, as if to give protection to her babies.
'Oh Sheba,' Ruth whispered. 'I won't hurt them. I promise. Carefully, she leaned over the mother dog. The brown eyes looked into hers. They had no hate or anger in them, yet Ruth  could see that her leg was swollen, and dark with matted blood. 'Poor old thing,' she said gently. 'Now we've got to get you all to somewhere safe.

When Ruth finds the injured dog and her puppies down by the bypass, she determines to rescue them and find a safe home for them. This isn't easy, since her own mother won't allow a dog in the house. But she is helped by her friend Elaine and Sonny, the gypsy boy who becomes involved against his better judgement. As she faces opposition, prejudice, double-dealing and even tragedy, Ruth is  strengthened most of all by the devotion of Daisy, the heroic little whippet.

An exciting and heartwarming story of friendship and courage. "her characters emerge clear-cut... a pleasing sense of family loyalties at work," Junior Bookshelf
"perceptive and amusing style... The book will appeal for its warmth, humour and readability..." Junior Education
"enjoyably exciting..." The Guardian