Good Riddance, Beatrix Spelling!

By Siri Kolu

When Rose Crimson moves to the suburb of Circus Valley on her tenth birthday, she has no idea her neighbour is a witch—or that she is soon to become a formidable adversary.

It’s not long before Rose learns that there is something suspicious about the local politician and business woman Beatrix Spelling. Not to mention that the red balloons of Spelling’s entertainment service are filled with a strange gas. Urban witches are devious enemies, but Rose is not about to give up easily. Together with her IT enthusiast friend Lars, Rose decides to out the witch, and get to the bottom of what has happened to the missing children of Circus Valley.

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About the author

Siri Kolu (b. 1972) is a writer, dramatist, director and theatre instructor, which are among her many duties in the Finnish cultural field.She is a Finlandia Junior Prize winner and her works have been translated into 22 languages. Kolu has been awarded the Laivakello Prize by the Finnish Institute for Children’s Literature, and in the Netherlands, she won the Silver Slate Pencil. Me and the Robbersons received an honorary mention in British Book Trust’s ”In Other Words” competition in 2018. Kolu is a front-line author with a strong voice and she has published a broad range of works that range from humourous middle-grade stories to edgy YA cross-over fiction.