The Puffin Portal

Written by Vashti Hardy · Illustrated by Natalie Smillie

A warden's first mission uncovers bizarre thefts linked to a mysterious bird and a secluded castle.

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112 pages

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Grace Griffin, a new warden, uses teleportation to solve her first case in Moreland. Odd thefts—jam, a spanner, machine oil—baffle her, each linked to a bird sighting. Her investigation leads to a desolate island's castle, where the truth may be stranger than she imagined. Can Grace unravel the mystery before it spirals out of control?

From the publisher

“The weirder this mystery gets,” said Grace, “the more determined I am to solve it . . .” Newly qualified warden Grace Griffin is excited to be using the amazing teleport technology of the Griffin map to travel throughout Moreland fighting crime. But her first mission, investigating a series of petty thefts, is proving to be a bit of a puzzle. Who would steal a jar of jam, or a spanner, or a tin of machine oil? And why do all the reports mention the sighting of a bird at the scene of the robbery? When the clues finally lead to a ramshackle castle on a lonely island, Grace might find more than just a thief . . . Union Square &amp; Co.’s EVERYONE CAN BE A READER books are expertly written, thoughtfully designed with dyslexia-friendly fonts and paper tones, and carefully formatted to meet readers where they are with engaging stories that encourage reading success across a wide range of age and interest levels.

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