Mysterious Minds Bag

by Gillian Cross, Maureen Bradley (Illustrator)

A fun bag containing three short stories, "Crash Landing", "Carnival" and "Maths Homework". It also includes an alien pencil top, a notebook, a cut-out door hanger and, a silver pencil and puzzle.

64 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1999

About the author

Gillian Cross was born Gillian Arnold in 1945. She was educated at North London Collegiate School, Somerville College, Oxford and the University of Sussex. Although now a full-time writer who often travels and gives talks in connection with her work, she has had a number of informal jobs including being an assistant to a Member of Parliament. For eight years she also sat on the committee which advises ministers about public libraries.

She is married to Martin Cross and they have four grown-up children, two sons and two daughters.

Reviews

[Derelict Space Sheep · Rating 3 out of 5]

Three very short stories, two of which feature the Demon Headmaster and plucky schoolkids who think up ways to counter his hypnotic influence. Slightly rare but unremarkable, this collection is a 10-minute read, perhaps best used as a palate cleanser between novels.