Relish in mischief, adventure and the most unusual family ever, with the bestselling and multi-award-winning Katrina Nannestad.

Frances Bloom has everything she needs -- a cottage by the sea, a fairyfloss machine and grandparents who never say, 'Don't!' Life is perfect ... until Steven Starmaker begins searching for his runaway movie star ... Frances's gold is stolen during the Year 3 treasure hunt ... Grandma Maude and Grandpa Harold disappear ... and a strangely familiar woman called Ms Thorn appears on the scene.

Can Frances rescue her family and bring them home to Apple Cottage? Or is she doomed to be taken away to Bleak Island Home for Unwanted Children and Dogs?

Delight in the cheeky antics of eight-year-old Frances Bloom with MULTI-AWARD-WINNING Australian author Katrina Nannestad.