The Griffin Gate Puffin Portal

Award-winning author Vashti Hardy celebrates kindness, found family and brilliantly inventive kids in this mystery-led sequel to The Griffin Gate. "The weirder this mystery gets," said Grace, "the more determined I am to solve it …" Newly qualified warden Grace Griffin couldn't be more excited about using the Griffin map to teleport through Moreland fighting crime. But her first mission is proving to be a bit of a puzzle. A series of bizarre thefts have been happening all over the country, and the only link between them is the sighting of a peculiar bird at the scene of each robbery. When the clues finally lead to a ramshackle castle on a lonely island, Grace might find more than just a thief … Award-winning author Vashti Hardy celebrates kindness, found family and brilliantly inventive kids in this mystery-led sequel to The Griffin Gate. Grace’s family are wardens of the incredible Griffin Map, using its teleport technology to fight crime across Moreland. Right now it’s all systems go at Griffin HQ, where Grace, her mum and her brother have their hands full answering a huge number of calls for help. They could really do with another warden on the team – but Mum believes their important work should be kept inside the family. Meanwhile, Grace is investigating a series of puzzling petty thefts. The clues lead her to a ramshackle castle on a lonely island, where the mystery only deepens. Will Grace be able to track down the thief? Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.