Chris Hewitt: 3 books

Eleven-year-old Sophia Owen is about to have the craziest Halloween When Sophia finds a curious book, reading aloud from it brings thunder, lightning, and a hooded monk who wants the book himself. For help she turns to Zodiac, the famous ghost hunter, but he isn’t as brave as he appears...

On Christmas Eve, Santa is refusing to deliver to the town of Windmore. Helped by a reluctant Santa impersonator and a wisecracking reindeer, Sophia is stepping up to save Christmas. What could go wrong? Mr Davis, ex-children’s magician and hater of Christmas, has discovered his magic stretches...

Eleven-year-old Sophia Owen wants to spend her half-term holidays doing nothing. But something stalks the streets of Windmore. It’s chased Farmer Harrow, eaten Mrs Hibbert’s dog, and it’s leaving giant paw prints everywhere. The town is in panic. Luckily, Sophia, Yogesh, and James have a school...