Author(s): Frances Moloney

Animal stories | Middle Readers

A girl moves to a new part of town where ponies run free in this warm-hearted middle-grade story of change, family and finding your home Thirteen-year-old Misty loves her house and her friends. But when her dad loses his job, she knows everything is about to change. Moving with her dad to Redbridge council estate brings plenty of surprises - she wasn't expecting to live on an estate where ponies run free, and she definitely wasn't expecting to meet Dylan, a mysterious local boy who loves horses... All Misty wants is to keep acting like everything's normal, but will she ever truly feel at home? ______________ Praise for The Mystery of the Missing Mum 'An age-appropriate ode to "perfectly imperfect" families' Observer 'More family story than whodunit, the plot turns toward emotional discoveries via an arc of maturation and finding hope despite life's uncertainties' Publisher's Weekly 'A heartfelt story told with such passion and authenticity it will stick with you as though it was a memory of your very own' Nadine Wild-Palmer, author of The Tunnels Below