The Beanstalk Murder

Ages 10 to 14

A middle-grade fantasy novel by P. G. Bell about a young witch in training, a dead giant, and a huge royal mystery!

Anwen Sedge, an eleven-year-old Meadow Witch apprentice, lives in a rural village that hasn't seen giants since the Great Beanstalk War. So it's quite a surprise when a giant falls from the sky and squishes the village flat. It's an even bigger surprise when they discover that the giant was dead BEFORE he hit the ground. This is a murder! The only solution is for Anwen and her rival, Cerys, to send a plea for help to the giants' kingdom, using a magic beanstalk.

But the beanstalk backfires and Anwen and Cerys find themselves stuck to it and shot up to the kingdom of giants before the beanstalk crumbles! There they realize that the dead giant was the king, and the giants have no magic of their own to get the girls home. Trapped in the royal palace and surrounded by intrigue, Anwen decides to use her Meadow Witch skills to unmask the killer. With the help of a few new friends and her reluctant rival, can she figure out who murdered the king before the killer strikes again?

About the Author

P. G. Bell is a native of South Wales, where he was raised on a diet of Greek mythology, ghost stories, and Doctor Who. He’s had all sorts of jobs over the years, from lifeguard to roller-coaster operator, but has always wanted to write stories for a living. He currently works as a library assistant for Cardiff University and lives in Wales with his wife, Anna, and their two children.