In for a Penny

One average kid. One rare coin. One dangerous criminal. An exciting crime and detective story for children aged 8-12 inspired by the experiences of a primary school teacher.. Frank Arnie and Badger are just three typical ten-year-olds. They hate school and love computer games. When Frank discovers a valuable coin in the depths of Arnie’s nan’s attic he thinks his life will change forever. In a way it does. But not in the way he hopes. Soon all eyes are on him someone is found dead and he’s in grave danger!. Who’s watching him in the car park? Who’s been rummaging through his belongings? Frank needs to figure things out quickly because someone’s skulking in the shadows and there’s not much they won’t do to get what they want…. Full of mystery humour engaging illustrations and even some additional fun content at the back of the book In for a Penny is perfect to hook in those reluctant readers of all ages.. Having taught in a British primary school for eight years Mr Willment has jam-packed the book with school-related humour and hilarious personal experience. It’s an ideal story for teachers to read to their classes to get them discussing culprits and theories and keep them guessing until the very end!Readers 8+ will enjoy working out whodunnitGreat for teachers to read to their pupilsMore than 20 fabulous illustrations including a ‘who’s who’ character page!Fun activities at the back of the book!Mr Willment said this “I’ve read many books to children over the years as a teacher and none grabbed their attention quite like a murder mystery. But a murder mystery set in a school? Now that’s something I had to write about!”. So boys and girls I think it’s time to catch a killer!