Hotel Grimm

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If you have the misfortune to spend a night at Hotel Grimm, it may be the last one you spend anywhere! Or so the residents of Aberfintry believe….From its vantage point high above the town, the hotel has a decades-long catalogue of dead guests and terrifying stories.

When Rory McKenna becomes an overnight advertising sensation for Zizz Cola, Hotel Grimm’s mysterious owner, Granville Grimm chooses Rory to give his hotel a new image. Refusal is not an option…

Can ‘Zizz Boy’ succeed with the impossible challenge or will he become Hotel Grimm’s next victim? Packed with unexpected twists and turns and surprising allies, Rory’s life is about to get very complicated.

“A wonderfully complex jigsaw of a plot, resolved with striking pace and panache.”

– The School Librarian (journal) (School Library Association)

“We have used this book for many years as a class reader, and it’s one I never get bored of. It’s a wonderfully intricate mystery involving fake news and is relevant now more than ever. The humour and fast-paced action keep the story moving at pace. The characters launch fully-formed off the page and inhabit the classroom, giving rise to endless questions for discussion: What is fake news? Why is marketing so effective? How do we treat people with disability? Have we ever done something we’ve regretted? Do we really know our own grandparents? And how easy is it to misjudge other people? The story keeps you guessing up to the end, where everything dovetails nicely and you realise just how carefully the story has been pieced together.”

– Jack Jackman, Year 6 Teacher, Loretto Junior School, Edinburgh

“Full of brilliant twists, revelations and family secrets that kept me completely intrigued…I LOVED the ending!”

– Book Craic (bookcraic.blog)

“I really do think this book should be in every primary school library. It has such a rich and positive message. I love the atmospheric ‘scary house’ tropes which are constantly being turned on their head. I think the warmth and empathy the story fosters is glorious – such a positive message woven through a genuinely compelling mystery – once you are in, you don’t want to stop! I also think the variety of writing styles through the book are a gift to UKS2 teachers: we are always looking for examples where an author modulates through different tones in their writing – newspaper extracts, old myths, rhymes etc all really lend themselves to being used in the classroom. I know I will certainly be sharing it with my classes in the future.”

– Beth Rowe, DHT, St Giles CofE Primary School, Shropshire