J.T. Williams is the author of the incredible Lizzie and Belle Mysteries, featuring two girls who spend their time solving mysteries in 19th Century London - who better to come along to the island to try and solve the great mystery of the ages: why can't Frank get the name of the Ukelele Uff trio right? Though she's going to need more time to crack that particular conundrum, J.T.  is more than up to the job of keeping Nadia and Frank enraptured with her tales of the real people Lizzie and Belle are based upon. Another strike-out on the snack front though, according to a rather ungrateful Nadia Shireen at least.

Emily Drabble is back with reviews of a fresh batch of new titles:

The Den, Keith Gray Barrington Stoke

The Very Special Thing, Alex Willmore, Tate publishing

The Wild, Yuval Zommer, OUP

When The Sky Falls, Phil Earle 

The Nutcracker, Alex T. Smith