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Francesca Armour-Chelu

Francesca Armour-Chelu

Francesca Armour-Chelu grew up by the Suffolk coast. Her experience of living on water meadows in an abandoned Edwardian railway carriage inspired her debut novel, Fenn Halflin and the Fearzero, which was shortlisted for the Mslexia Children's Novel Competition 2012, longlisted for the Branford Boase Award 2017, the Mal Peet Children's Book Award 2016 and The Little Rebels Children's Book Award 2017. Her second novel in this series, Fenn Halflin and the Seaborn was recently shortlisted for the Mal Peet Children's Award at this year's East Anglian Book Awards. Francesca lives in Suffolk.

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The Butterfly Circus

A spellbinding, timeless and beautifully told adventure about two sisters and their journey to find each other again.

Sisters Tansy and Belle are the stars of the grand finale of a circus show; a dazzling and perfectly timed trapeze act where they soar through the air like shimmering butterflies. One night, desperate to impress her older sister, Tansy attempts a spectacular jump and falls. Now terrified of heights, all Tansy can do is watch from below while Belle shines above. But when Belle mysteriously vanishes and Tansy’s shadow miraculously comes to life, Tansy discovers that the courage she needs to rescue her sister may have been inside her all along.

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