House of Stories - A Book Club for Children

Sam Angus Born in Italy and grew up in France, Samantha Angus is a bestselling and award-winning author of historical adventure novels for children. Her novels reflect some of the bleakest moments of British and Colonial history.  Being a lady with a knack for getting into trouble for various reasons, one for keeping a dog in her college room, you are in no wonder to expect nothing but adventure stories from her that are sure to enthrall children. She went on to read English at Trinity College, Cambridge and Central St Martins to study fashion. Later on she taught A Level English Literature and then became a full time writer. She lives near London with her 5 children, horses and a West Highland Terrier. Her book Soldier Dog was longlisted in CILIP Carnegie Medal 2013, Captain in 2015 and The House on Hummingbird Island for 2017. She won or been shortlisted for many local and national awards like the North East Book Award, The Sussex Coast Amazing Book Award, the East Lothian L

The House on Hummingbird Island      by  Sam Angus Snatched it at the first sight. I pleaded my kid to choose this book instead of Geronimo Stilton from the public library (too much of Stilton in her blood…by reading them of course).The name ‘ The House on Hummingbird Island ’ itself was soothing like chimes in the wind. The book opens to a magical world of Idie Grace, a twelve year old heiress who was transported to Caribbean Islands from the grey old England. You can imagine her surprise at living in a sun-kissed land full of vibrant colours. What waited for her was mysteries in the majestic halls and closed rooms of her inherited mansion, the once home to her parents she never knew. In the land where everybody spoke in whispers and in riddles she did not understand, Austin befriended her and gave her all sorts of exotic pets a lonely child of her age longed for. The adventures and frolic in Idie’s childhood gave way to the complexities of youth. As you read on the stor