Imagination Island - Race to Rumble Ruin (Imagination Island, Book 3)

Founder of the hugely successful Authorfy and Little Star Writing, Mel Taylor-Bessent has made her career connecting readers to their favourite authors and encouraging children to write for pleasure. After gaining a Creative Writing degree, Mel launched her first business at the age of 22 and ran creative writing workshops for thousands of children aged 6-12. As a result, she also arranged hundreds of author events and witnessed first-hand the positive impact these interactions had on her students. In 2017, she decided to replicate this via online ‘Author Masterclasses’ on a website she created called Authorfy.com. Since then, Authorfy has gone on to winnumerous awards, partner with the likes of World Book Day and BookTrust, and is used in classrooms all over the world. Now Mel is bringing her own writing to readers with The Christmas Carrolls, her debut fiction series.

‘Bursting with incredible ideas and edge-of-your-seat action, a cannon-blasting, explosive whirlwind of fun.’ Jennifer Bell -

‘Pacy, funny, gloriously inventive and perfectly pitched for kids.’ Abi Elphinstone -

‘The most fun you can have sitting down unless you’re riding on a cawhawk.’ Chris Smith -

‘One of the most joyful books I have read … The only problem with Imagination Island is that you never want to leave.’ Jenny McLachlan -

‘Brilliant, bonkers and visually spectacular.’ Laura Ellen Anderson -

‘A wildly inventive rip-roaring ride!’ Rashmi Sirdeshpande -

‘Whipfast, thrilling and full of heart – the perfect escapist adventure!’ Ross Montgomery -

‘A brilliantly bonkers, ferociously fun, action-packed dive into the marvellously mad mind of Mel Taylor-Bessent.’ Jack Meggitt-Phillips -

‘This book fizzes with creative energy.’ Joseph Elliott -

‘You’ll LOVE racing to Imagination Island!’ Maz Evans -

‘A brilliantly engaging voice – kids are going to love this wild ride through Imagination Island! A fast-paced, fantastically fun adventure.’ Andy Shepherd -

‘The world beyond the lightstream is inviting, inventive and vividly imagined.’ Guy Bass -

‘A wild and wacky race brimming with wonders, bursting with brilliance, and teeming with thrilling surprises around every corner.’ Jo Clarke -

‘Brilliantly imagined, perfectly paced and so much fun!’ Justin Somper -

‘An exhilarating adventure, brimming with whimsical wonders.’ Nicky Smith-Dale -

‘A riotously fun and colourful story guaranteed to entertain.’ Hannah Gold -