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Lucy Courtenay

    Lucy Courtenay has been writing children's fiction since 1999, though her creative spark ignited long before. Her imagination overflows with half-finished tales, eager to spring to life with a whimsical energy. She crafts engaging stories for young readers, often exploring themes of friendship and wonder. Her latest series, set in a mermaid school, is now available.

    Monster Moon
    Galaxy Race!
    Mermaid School
    Black Hole Battle!
    Splash: Band 01B/Pink B (Collins Big Cat)
    Mermaid School: The Clamshell Show
    • Mermaid School: The Clamshell Show

      • 117 pages
      • 5 hours of reading

      Marnie Blue has settled into Lady Sealia Foam's Mermaid School and become best friends with Pearl and Orla. And now might be her chance to shine - the Clamshell Show is coming! Marnie and Orla are both auditioning for the star role, while Pearl (who is no great singer) is sticking to playing the rock tuba. But a new mermaid wins the role, and at rehearsal she's more trouble than a tiger shark with a toothache. What's more, Mermaid Lagoon has an unwelcome visitor dropping by. Will the show go on?

      Mermaid School: The Clamshell Show
    • There's a storm brewing and a mother and daughter are out on a walk - what can they see? Follow them on their journey as the weather changes, a storm arrives and they find an umbrella is not quite enough to keep them completely dry in this lovely story by Lucy Courtenay. Pink B/Band 1B books offer simple, predictable text with familiar objects and actions.Children can re-cap the journey and the changing weather on pages 14-15.Text type: A story with a predictable structure and patterned languageCurriculum links: Geography: Weather around the world

      Splash: Band 01B/Pink B (Collins Big Cat)
    • The penguins receive a distress call from a glamorous cruise spacecraft. But when they reach the stricken vessel, its passengers and crew are nowhere to be found...

      Black Hole Battle!
    • It is Marnie Blue's very first day at Lady Sealia Foam's Mermaid School, and she's terrified. What's more, her famous diva aunt Christabel was a notorious rebel at the same school, and got up to all sorts of naughtiness. Marnie is soon branded a troublemaker by her grumpy octopus music teacher and wants nothing more than to clam up.

      Mermaid School
    • Rocky's reputation for death-defying aerial acrobatics gains him an invitation to participate in the galaxy's notorious Superchase Space Race. But will this turn out to be a race to the death?

      Galaxy Race!
    • Monster Moon

      • 104 pages
      • 4 hours of reading

      Splash has a secret - he's hiding an egg he discovered on a strange moon. But when the egg hatches into a Flogisaur with a taste for metal, the feathers fly!

      Monster Moon
    • Mermaid School: Save Our Seas!

      • 128 pages
      • 5 hours of reading
      3.4(11)Add rating

      Marnie Blue is shocked when lots of plastic rubbish starts to appear in Mermaid Lagoon. It's causing all sorts of problems and even harming the underwater animals. Marnie and her friends decide enough is enough and they must have a big green clean-up. But just where is all the plastic coming from? With the help of the local Brinies group, a new dolphin pal and a human friend, the mermaids come up with a plan to rid the lagoon of plastic junk for good.

      Mermaid School: Save Our Seas!
    • Gail the whale is friends with all the creatures in the ocean ... so much so that she decides to stop eating plankton and tr y seaweed instead. But eating so much greener y takes its toll on Gail's insides, and soon her tummy is fit to burst!

      The Windy Whale
    • Girl at Sea

      • 352 pages
      • 13 hours of reading
      3.1(42)Add rating

      If you love rom-coms you'll love this sassy, funny romance that will take you on a whirlwind summer roadtrip, destination: romance! Perfect for fans of Zoella, Geek Girl and Holly Bourne.

      Girl at Sea
    • Movie Night

      • 352 pages
      • 13 hours of reading
      3.0(348)Add rating

      If you love rom-coms you'll love this sassy, funny romance that will make you fall head over heels with the help of twelve classic films and a misbehaving cat named Nigel. Perfect for fans of Zoella, Geek Girl and Holly Bourne.

      Movie Night