“Careful!” whisper-shouted Kate, “They might hear us!” “Sorry,” her little brother answered sheepishly, “But it all went fine right? I...

With, finally, a lead to follow and a moral boost, the children set about trying to uncover clues with even more enthusiasm than before....

The days were slipping through their fingers like the marbles they used to race down the stairs in their old house. Nothing was coming...

“What do you mean?” asked Michael, baffled but the rest of the group had already understood. “It might have been unlocked,” suggested...

Breakfast was laid out in the dining room with plates filled with Claudette’s exquisite pancakes. Uncle John smiled at them from over his...

Kate ushered her siblings back to her room in silence trying to not be seen by their parents who believed them to be outside. As soon as...

Kate found that the previous night’s vow was harder to keep than anticipated. They could not find Maid Adelheit anywhere the next day and...

“Where is Maid Adelheit, Mummy?” asked Michael, as innocently as he could manage. “I don’t know, darling,” replied their mother, “But now...

It felt good to laugh out some of the worries that had been preoccupying them even if it was over a very small thing. The butler’s speech...

A few minutes later, they were back in their den and Kate and Edward were telling the others what they had just overheard interrupting...

“Please! Please?” whimpered Michael, opening his eyes as wide as possible and sticking his bottom lip out, in a way that fooled every...

“How was your day, children?” Dad had just gotten out of the car with two big shopping bags hanging from his arms. Mum followed behind...

“Kate come on! Before Michael comes back!” said Ivy whilst Edward was trying to pull his sister towards the garden, “Get off your phone...

After dinner the five children were sent upstairs by themselves with strict orders to pack only what they would need. Edward stomped...

“Noooo! No, no, nooooo!” “Calm down! It is not the end of the world,” Edward said laughing at his sister’s sensitivity. “It nearly is!”...

During lockdown, when we were locked in our houses without being allowed to go outside, we wrote a story. We will now be publishing one...