Joan Lennon

Joan Lennon was born in Canada and has lived in Scotland since 1978. Her first novel, THE BAD-TEMPERED DRAGON, was published by Scholastic in 1998. Joan has done a wide range of jobs in Europe, Australia and Canada – from ice-cream sundae constructor to summer camp leader to putzfrau at the Munich Olympics. She now divides her time between the demands of four tall sons, her piano pupils and her writing.

Andersen Press publishes Joan’s fantasy series for young readers, THE WICKIT CHRONICLES. The first book in the series was ELY PLOT (2007), which is currently shortlisted for the Lancashire School Library Service’s Fantastic Book Awards.

ELY PLOT was followed by more THE WICKIT CHRONICLES stories: FEN GOLD (2007) and ICE ROAD(2008) and WITCH BELL(2008).

The series was described in The Times as ‘absolutely delightful . . . written with humour, clarity and sympathy’.

Joan's Books

0. The Wickit Chronicles: Ice Road - Paperback £4.99

by Joan Lennon
(Books/All genres) (ISBN:9781842707708)

It's the harshest winter anyone can remember, and the vast waterways of the Fens are frozen solid, transformed into an Ice Road. Ideal conditions for a surprise invasion by young King Arnald’s banished uncle! Even Wickit Monastery is under threat - a bitter illness has struck down almost all the Brothers and a ghost walks across the snow.

How can the orphan Pip, and Perfect, the stone gargoyle, save the Brothers, their friend the King and their country?

0. The Wickit Chronicles: Witch Bell - Paperback £4.99

by Joan Lennon
(Books/All genres) (ISBN:9781842708576)

The Fens are flooding, but as the water rises relentlessly, it isn’t just local folk who come to find shelter at Wickit Abbey. Pip the orphan and Perfect the stone gargoyle meet up with a mysterious stranger – a man with a murky past who has actually heard the ghostly sound of a Witch Bell. Hot on his trail is the Holy Hunter, sniffing out demons and devils and any who have been in contact with witches. By accident, Pip becomes his quarry. Can Perfect, some red ribbons and a handful of pepper save the day? Or will Pip be overcome by the worst danger he has ever faced?

0. The Wickit Chronicles: Ely Plot - Paperback £4.99

by Joan Lennon
(Books/All genres) (ISBN:9781842705957)

You’d think growing up in a medieval abbey, surrounded by nothing but monks and hundreds of miles of swamp, would be pretty boring. Pip thinks so too, until the day he meets Perfect, a small stone gargoyle with a life of her own.Before long, the two find themselves in the midst of an assassination attempt against the new king, escaping into the cold dark night, being chased across the fens by a man bent on killing them…

Boring? Not so much.

0. The Wickit Chronicles: Fen Gold - Paperback £4.99

by Joan Lennon
(Books/All genres) (ISBN:9781842706329)

Trouble is heading for Wickit Monastery through the sweltering summer Fens – from the King’s court comes Cedric with a chip on his shoulder, and from the land of the Vikings, Rane, a beautiful Norse girl, arrives with her hulking henchmen.But what are they really here for? Pip the orphan and Perfect the stone gargoyle find themselves caught up in a mad search for buried treasure, which leads them right across the marshes, all the way to the dreaded Black Bog, the very last place they want to be.And all the while, they can’t shake the feeling they’re being watched …

Awards & Reviews

Out of Shadows

by Jason Wallace

'Excellent. [Out of Shadows is] the
latest lacerating addition to the
boarding-school-as-living-hell genre
... read on if you have the courage.
The author attended a similar
establishment at the age of 12,
and gives every indication of knowing
exactly what he is writing about.'

Independent

Elmer's Special Day

by David McKee

'The first Elmer book seemed like a great and original one-off, McKee's extraordinary imagination and colourful art have between them maintained originality and delight over all these years: amazing.' Chris Brown, School Librarian