Become an Accidental Detective with Serena Patel

Anisha’s family holiday turns into an investigative mission when the holiday park's mascot-duck is vandalised in this laugh-out-loud new book in the series from Serena Patel. Meet Serena and find out all about how she turned from a child who loved books but never saw herself in them into the prize-winning author of hilarious and action-packed books, featuring heroes who children can identify with. Join other children and school groups onine, come prepared to ask questions and get tips to write your own funny adventure stories.

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