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Kereen Getten grew up in Jamaica where she would climb fruit trees in the family garden and eat as much mango, guinep and pear as she could without being caught. She now lives in Birmingham with her family and writes stories about her childhood experiences. Her work has been shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, the Spark Award, Warwickshire Junior Book Award and the Jhalak Children's & YA Prize. When Life Gives You Mangoes and If You Read This are also available from Pushkin Children's.Exploring themes of family and friendship, this is great for fans of mystery adventure stories
The Week Junior, Book of the Week
Like Enid Blyton with a social conscience, this marks the start of an addictive new series for 8+
Guardian
A charming plot... ideal for confident younger readers
Booktrust
Absolutely excellent
- Fleur Hitchcock,
Famous Five with class war! ...brilliantly observed child relationships
- Louie Stowell,
A gentle introduction to mysteries for young readers
Five Books, Best Kids Books of 2023
An immensely satisfying story, perfect summer reading
Books For Keeps
A vibrant, colourful, thoughtful and exciting mystery story
ReadingZone
I adored The Case Of The Lighthouse Intruder. A spirited and brilliantly written mystery set on an island off the coast of Jamaica. The first book in a fabulous new series featuring #TheGreatestGangOfAllTime. This is a great read.
- Kevin Cobane (Teacher),
Absolutely excellent! A short mystery, but with fully realised characters in a well drawn landscape, keeps your attention right to the last page. Large font, and I suspect a short word count makes this perfect for that 8 year old reader ready for mystery, but not ready for murder. Because it's set on an island, the characters are able to roam free, the parents are well out of the way and it feels pleasingly realistic. As with her other books, Getten writes in such a sensory manner the world of the island comes alive, and it's a joy to read. The peril is more to do with friendship than criminal gangs, as indeed is the mystery. Will be really interested to see how this series progresses. Perfect for fans of Blyton, or Jo Clarke or Sarah Todd Taylor. Read aloud to 7 +
- Fleur Hitchcock, Bookseller,