The Other Sister
Philippa Werry
Pipi Press
Pub. 2021

October 22, 2021

“Being in our town after the war was like being at the seaside when the tide rushes back in, bringing with it driftwood and debris with exotic and unusual shells, bringing the men back, who thought they’d walk up the beach and find it the same as when they’d left.”

It’s 1920. Living with her Ma and older sister, 14-year-old Tilly Thomas faces uncertainty as to what her future will hold. Although World War 1 is officially over, the aftermath of the war is devastating. Men return home from the front but none of them come back as they left.  Read more

Enemy At The Gate
Philippa Werry
Scholastic
pub: 2008

15 December, 2020

“Being in quarantine sounds like being in prison,” I said, shivering. Lily nodded. “A bit like that. Except that the prison is your own home.”

Philippa Werry’s Enemy at the Gate describes a world where children are stuck at home for weeks on end, with an invisible enemy taking down those around them. The great unknown of what is to come causes panic throughout the country. It sounds familiar as we all remember the anxiety-inducing lockdown we experienced earlier this year. But we had the advantage of scientists from around the world developing a vaccine and researching the virus to find the information needed to effectively stop the spread.  Read more

The Great Chocolate Cake Bake Off
Philippa Werry
Pipi Press
pub 2020

16 September, 2020

This book is about a boy called Nicholas Scott who loves cooking.

The story starts when a girl (Ruby) and her Mum (Bella) move into the house next to Nicholas and his family.  Ruby is about Nicholas’s age. Ruby, Nicholas, and Nicholas’s baby brother Zac all go to the same school. One day at school, their teacher Miss Winsome (known as Winsome-Losesome by the kids) brings along leaflets that she hands out to everyone in the class. The class start murmuring with interest. Nicholas silently reads the leaflet: “The Great Chocolate Bake Off.”  Read more