“Nathanael Lessore is an award-winning writer whose funny and inclusive books for tweens and early teens have been on our radar for a while

Plus they'll have fun with the accompanying activity pack which we created for Parrot Street Book Club subscribers in August 2024

This is a brilliant book with young teen characters that readers will find hugely relatable

From the mysterious lighthouse her aunt guards to strange creatures

The Spick and the Span chapter book and activity pack Rolling subscription “Nathanael Lessore is an award-winningA magical fantasy adventure packed with humour and quirky characters Young readers aged 8+ will be delighted by The Spick and the Span by Pil Van Martin, plus they'll have fun with the accompanying activity pack, which we created for Parrot Street Book Club subscribers in August 2025. The Spick and the Span is a wildly imaginative, laugh out loud middle grade fantasy perfect for fans of Nevermoor and Harry Potter. Set in the magic saturated city of