HISTORICAL ADVENTURE STORIES FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
GREAT READS 
FUN EXCITING FAST MOVING
by
ROSALIND KERVEN
"If you've not discovered Grim Gruesome yet,
where have you been!" - Primary Times
"Dahl-style jokes and adventure." - The Times
CRAMMED WITH
SWORD FIGHTS, TREASURE,
PIRATES, RUNE MESSAGES,
MYSTERY AND DANGER!
"a wonderful creation, horrible but also funny." - TES Connect
"fun, exciting... packed with thrills and adventure... a must for all fans of a good story!" – www.waterstones.com
"full of twists and turns that you are desperate to follow." - www.justimaginestorycentre.co.uk
"the tales rattle along with great energy and fun. …will be well loved by many children"- School Librarian
Each Grim Gruesome book stands alone
- so you can read them in any order
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“a fun, thrilling tale for kids with a taste for high adventure… tipped to be a best-selling series” - www.waterstones.com 5-star bookseller review
“a terrifying adventure...a very accessible historical novel for young readers.” - Books for Keeps
“captures the world of the Viking in wonderful detail... a story with depth and interest...should be in all school libraries” - TES-Connect
“It races from page to page.” - The Journal
“I felt like I would like to read this book again and again…” - Fozia
“very scary and adventurous. All the way through this book I was always wondering what was going to happen next” - Katie
“it was very exciting and it went really quickly” - Ben
“I couldn't put it down. I would recommend it to anybody” - Leah
“it was the best book I have ever read! EVER!” - Taya
“a fabulous book. It is full of action and adventure... so believable” - Laura
- Primary school children’s reviews from the blog of the Solihull Children’s Book Award 2009"
“I started reading it to my daughter on Saturday evening and by Sunday lunchtime she had finished it! She said it's the best book she has read in ages and was totally gripping.” - Caryn, York Children's Book Group
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"This series just keeps getting better and better! ... a well put together and wonderfully told romp " - www.waterstones.com 4-star bookseller review
"a mystery adventure with a twist" - www.justimaginestorycentre.co.uk
"smashing... a real adventure story...….A wonderful book - TES Connect
"Just perfect" - Lizzie, 11
"So exciting I couldn’t put it down." - Annabelle, 10
"I would definitely rate it 10/10." - Sophie, 12
- King’s College School, Cambridge
"Just exactly right for anyone...who loves rip-roaring adventures...Kerven knows her
subject very well, and that gives a good solid basis of historical fact to her stories…
The children are easy to identify with and also of their time...Hours of fun for everyone
and a great book to read aloud, too."
- Adele Geras, www.awfullybigblogadventure.blogspot.com
"An outstanding novel, keeping you tense and on edge." - Imogen, 10
"gripping" - Ben, 8
"truly thrilling" - Megan, 10
"brilliant...I kept wanting to read the next chapter" - Adam, 8
"adventurous, exciting and action-packed!" - Uji, 11
- York Children’s Book Group
"exciting and scary… I was so into the book, I read it in 4 days" - Chloe, 10
"brilliant, utterly fantastic...one of the best books I have ever read." - Joseph, 10
"I enjoyed reading this book so much that I read really quickly...I read it again and again" - Amy, 10
- Young judges, Lancashire Fantastic Book Award
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"the sort of tale you can’t stop reading even when it chills your blood...a vividly told scary adventure full of perilous sea journeys, troll mounds, human skeletons and mysterious seals." - Primary Times
"a deceptively simple page-turner, with plenty of quick-paced action sequences featuring sword fights and treasure hoards galore!" - www.justimaginestorycentre.co.uk
"a strong cast...fast moving adventure." - The Scotsman
"engaging and memorable" - Carousel
"quite a page turner. The setting is dramatic and vivid, while the plot is fast-paced and enjoyable. Grim is like the pantomime villain. There is plenty of humour throughout the story, which readers will love." - Birmingham Post
"…. reminiscent of Roald Dahl in places...descriptions are extremely visual and sensory. Some stay with you long after you’ve closed the book…….a truly rip-roarious adventure book, full of vikings, trolls, mischief and peril on the high seas..." - Shetland Times
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“Fast paced, gripping and engaging for all ages. As with all great children’s books, it is also laugh-out-loud funny.” - Primary Times
"It's adventurous and amazing." - Lewis 10
"Hysterically brilliant." - Natasha 11
"It was reallly interesting and I liked the fantasy" - Sophie 11
"My absolute fantasy favourite. Funny, amazing and outstanding!" - Shanice 11
"Historical and brilliant." - Paige 10
- members of Discovery Club Thornhill
“The Rings of Doom sees the return of everyone's favourite, love-to-hate villain as he strikes his unique brand of terror throughout volcanic Iceland, and makes one big sister's awful wish very nearly come true. Ideal for any child who likes their history injected with a shot of Roald Dahlesque humour or, indeed, for anyone who prefers their adventure on the dark side." - Nicky, Waterstones bookseller Southampton