Cristy Burne

Hashimoto Monsters Cristy Burne

Winner of the Frances Lincoln Diverse Voices Children's Book Award. Miku Hashimoto and her family have moved from Japan to live in the U. K., but unfortunately the family's enemy monsters have followed them . . . Miku knows she's in trouble when her new teacher turns out to be a nukekubi - a monster who transforms into a flying head and snacks on children. That night, in a raging snowstorm, Miku's little brother Kazu is kidnapped by the monsters. It's up to Miku and her friend Cait to get him back. The girls break into their snow-locked school, confronting the dragon-like Woman of the Wet, and outwitting the faceless Nopera-bo. At last, they come face to face with the nukekubi itself - but will they be in time to save Kazu?"A gripping, superbly written debut novel" - Writeaway"Two young girls being brave and clever without a hint of pink or glitter on the cover? Hooray!" - The Age"This rollicking ride is totally deserving of the Frances Lincoln Diverse Voices Children's Book Award" - The West AustralianA thrilling contemporary adventure wittily shot through with the powerful fantasy stories of the old demons from the Japanese past." - Julia Eccleshare of LoveReading4Kids- Part of the 2010 Booktrust Booked Up program.- Featured on the BBC's Blue Peter.- Previously published by Frances Lincoln Children's Books as Takeshita Demons