Malla Duncan: 9 books

"For a few moments I listened to stillness. Then I opened the door and slid out of the car. On either side of the track lay a tangle of black and grey shadow. Vast sheets of cloud floated southwards. The moonlight had faded to a dusting of light along the ground. I crept to the gate and looked...

“I began screaming before I hit the hallway. Terror drove me, hampered me. My feet felt like blocks of lead, my legs moved as though I was travelling through water. My heart felt as though it had swelled to the size of a football and was stuck at the base of my throat. One gut-wrenching thought...

Miki and his friend Louie are preparing for the big soccer match against the Guguletu team. They’ve been promised new team outfits and soccer boots if they win. Miki is given a new soccer ball to replace the old one and promises to take great care of it. However, Granny Noo is preparing a pudding...

An entirely new edition of The Vampire Castle. The story begins with Elspeth placed at the dreaded Rutherford's school, hoping that her mother will soon fetch her home. Elspeth is about to turn eleven. This should not prove particularly momentous in anyone's life, but for Elspeth it does,...

~His thumb moved gently across the top of each of my fingers, exploring the soft, plump lines.I merged with the chair.‘You would be a special customer,’ he whispered.My eyes felt large and soft, staring into his. ‘Really?’His kissed my tingling hand, and then looked up at me as though asking...

“I was now so close he could slide an arm around me. I was tall but I had to tilt my head to look up at him. My chin would have fitted nicely into the lower curve of his neck. And I could have done just that. He smelt tangy, like the sea. My tongue longed for a lick of salt. I could have easily...

Miki Mavuya is eleven years old. He is excited when his cousin, the local middle-weight boxing champion, Zap Mazela, visits the Mavuya household. He is honoured when asked to look after a treasured pair of boxing gloves for Zap. He puts these in a safe place. But unfortunately for Miki, his grandmother...

In this delightful tale, you’ll meet eleven year-old Miki Mavuya and his quirky family. Miki loves cricket and his greatest ambition is to have his own cricket bat. When he sees a second-hand one in Mr Molly’s shop window, he finds himself dreaming about owning such a bat. To his amazement, Mr...

What if you were lost in a land of dead people? And you were there to rescue the one person you hated more than any other? After her adventures in the Shadow Garden (The Vampire Castle), Elspeth returns to Rutherford’s school where she hopes to forget her experiences. However, a curious event takes...