Christine Doran: 3 books

Sometimes Lilac feels as if she spends her life going from one mortifying event to the next, with barely a pause between. Even things that are meant to be fun, like her birthday party, end up turning her pink with embarrassment. But there’s a mystery to solve and a burglar to catch, not to...

‘So there’s a bit of a war going on at the moment. Boys against girls. You know how it is.’---Sometimes you want to solve the world’s really big problems. Other times it’s hard enough to solve the problems you caused when you were trying to solve those first ones. Lilac is reading...

‘‘‘The humble penguin…”?’ Lilac read on the sign. ‘Nonsense. They’re majestic animals. And this habitat is all wrong for them. I have to do something about it.’ Ten-year-old Lilac lives by the sea with her big, bounding puppy, Guzzler. Her best friend has moved to Canada,...