Sophie and the Shadow Woods

Exciting 6 book character-led series for 7+ girls who love adventure! Very few people ever enter the Shadow Woods, for these woods are like no others. Hidden deep within them is the Gateway to the Shadow Realm - a dark and chaotic world where all kinds of gruesome creatures live... On her tenth birthday, tomboy Sophie learns she is the Guardian of the magical gateway, and that her destiny is to protect the human world from the goblins, trolls and evil sprites that inhabit the Shadow Woods. Each book sees Sophie having to outwit weird and terrifying creatures from the Shadow Woods, starting with the gruesome Goblins!

The second action-packed quest in an exciting new six book character-led series for 7+ girls who love fantasy, adventure, and high-kicking heroines! This time, Sophie has to call upon all her strength and skills to defeat her most gruesome foe yet... THE SWAMP BOGGLES! Very few people ever enter the Shadow Woods, for these woods are like no others. Hidden deep within them is the Gateway to the Shadow Realm - a dark and chaotic world where all kinds of gruesome creatures live... On her tenth birthday, tomboy Sophie learns she is the Guardian of the magical gateway, and that her destiny is to protect the human world from the goblins, trolls and evil sprites that inhabit the Shadow Woods. Together with her brave best friend and loyal sidekick, Sam, Sophie must find a way to stop an invasion of disgusting slime-filled, stinky Swamp Boggles from causing mayhem in her town and it'll take all of Sophie's Guardian magic powers to defeat it!

The third action-packed quest in an exciting new six book character-led series for 7+ girls who love fantasy, adventure, and high-kicking heroines! On her tenth birthday, tomboy Sophie learns she is the Guardian of a magic gateway between our world and the Shadow Woods. She must keep the human world safe from mischievous goblins, sprites and elves. It's the turn of the Spider Gnomes, gruesome man-sized spiders who make their webs in the trees of the Shadow Woods, to do battle with the Guardian. When the whole town becomes infested with spiders, Sophie and Sam realize something is seriously wrong, and the daring duo enter the Shadow Woods to investigate. During a terrifying encounter with these eight-legged Shadow Creatures, Sam gets bitten and starts acting very strangely... It doesn't take long for the pair to realize that the Spider Gnomes' fangs carry a poison that turns their victims into spiders themselves! Can Sam find the antidote before it's too late, and can Sophie figure out the strange clue before the spiders invade the town, find the gem and deliver it into the horrid hands of King Ug?

The fourth action-packed quest in an exciting six book character-led series for 7+ girls who love fantasy, adventure, and high-kicking heroines! Very few people ever enter the Shadow Woods, for these woods are like no others. Hidden deep within them is the Gateway to the Shadow Realm - a dark and chaotic world where all kinds of gruesome creatures live... On her tenth birthday, tomboy Sophie learns she is the Guardian of the magical gateway, and that her destiny is to protect the human world from the goblins, trolls and evil sprites that inhabit the Shadow Woods. Each book sees Sophie having to outwit weird and terrifying creatures from the Shadow Woods, and in this fourth action-packed adventure, we meet the stinky Fog Boggarts! • A fab new series for girls with a thirst for adventure! • Perfect for fans of Enid Blyton who love The Enchanted Wood • Collectable series with new books publishing each month • Pre-launch campaign with SwapitShop - online swapping and trading community for young people, with 850k registered members (101,088 Unique girls in the age bracket 6 - 10 years) • Partnership with best-selling pre-teen magazine Girl Talk (circulation: 50K) with monthly advertorials, games and cover mount • Advertorials in National Geographic Kids magazine (circulation: 70 K) • Microsite with monthly news, reviews, author videos and competition to win a Nintendo 3DS. • New writing team - both authors with proven track record of strong sales and quality writing • Strongly identifiable lead character • Linda Chapman will be on the Spill the Ink Tour. Real-time updates on www.spilltheinkbooks.com and on Twitter. Competition: Rainbow Magic, Ugenia Lavender

The fifth action-packed quest in an exciting new six book character-led series for 7+ girls who love fantasy, adventure, and high-kicking heroines! Very few people ever enter the Shadow Woods, for these woods are like no others. Hidden deep within them is the Gateway to the Shadow Realm - a dark and chaotic world where all kinds of gruesome creatures live... On her tenth birthday, tomboy Sophie learns she is the Guardian of the magical gateway, and that her destiny is to protect the human world from the goblins, trolls and evil sprites that inhabit the Shadow Woods. Each book sees Sophie having to outwit weird and terrifying creatures from the Shadow Woods, and in this fifth action-packed adventure, it's the turn of the nasty Icicle Imps! • A fab new series for girls with a thirst for adventure! • Perfect for fans of Enid Blyton who love The Enchanted Wood • Collectable series with new books publishing each month • Pre-launch campaign with SwapitShop - online swapping and trading community for young people, with 850k registered members (101,088 Unique girls in the age bracket 6 - 10 years) • Partnership with best-selling pre-teen magazine Girl Talk (circulation: 50K) with monthly advertorials, games and cover mount • Advertorials in National Geographic Kids magazine (circulation: 70 K) • Microsite with monthly news, reviews, author videos and competition to win a Nintendo 3DS. • New writing team - both authors with proven track record of strong sales and quality writing • Strongly identifiable lead character • Linda Chapman will be on the Spill the Ink Tour. Real-time updates on www.spilltheinkbooks.com and on Twitter. Competition: Rainbow Magic, Ugenia Lavender

The sixth action-packed quest in an exciting new six book character-led series for 7+ girls who love fantasy, adventure, and high-kicking heroines! Very few people ever enter the Shadow Woods, for these woods are like no others. Hidden deep within them is the Gateway to the Shadow Realm - a dark and chaotic world where all kinds of gruesome creatures live... On her tenth birthday, tomboy Sophie learns she is the Guardian of the magical gateway, and that her destiny is to protect the human world from the goblins, trolls and evil sprites that inhabit the Shadow Woods. Each book sees Sophie having to outwit weird and terrifying creatures from the Shadow Woods, and in the last in this fantastic series Sophie takes on the Bat Sprites! • A fab new series for girls with a thirst for adventure! • Perfect for fans of Enid Blyton who love The Enchanted Wood • Collectable series with new books publishing each month • Pre-launch campaign with SwapitShop - online swapping and trading community for young people, with 850k registered members (101,088 Unique girls in the age bracket 6 - 10 years) • Partnership with best-selling pre-teen magazine Girl Talk (circulation: 50K) with monthly advertorials, games and cover mount • Advertorials in National Geographic Kids magazine (circulation: 70 K) • Microsite with monthly news, reviews, author videos and competition to win a Nintendo 3DS. • New writing team - both authors with proven track record of strong sales and quality writing • Strongly identifiable lead character • Linda Chapman will be on the Spill the Ink Tour. Real-time updates on www.spilltheinkbooks.com and on Twitter.