A chapter book by Jack Trevithick COMING
Jory has been logging the strange nights — and his log matches the storms. Nan won't discuss it. Which, as any detective knows, is data too.
In The Bell-Nights Notebook, Jory is paying attention when Polperran turns strange after dark. He has been keeping a careful log of the odd nights, the weather, and the uneasy feeling that patterns are forming where grown-ups might prefer not to look. When his notes begin to match the storms, and Nan refuses to discuss it, Jory treats her silence as another clue.
Seven- to nine-year-olds will enjoy the brisk, notebook-minded detective feel: lists, hunches, and the satisfying thrill of spotting connections. The mood is mysterious rather than frightening, with stormy peril kept at a reassuring chapter-book level. Jack Trevithick gives the story a lively read-aloud rhythm, touches of humour in Jory’s certainty, and plenty of space for young readers to feel clever alongside him.
Part of Polperran Adventures, this story sits neatly in the shared Cornish village where readers can grow from book to book. The Bell-Nights Notebook adds another thread to Polperran’s storybook life: weather, family reticence, local oddness, and the way children notice what adults leave unsaid. It stands alone, while deepening the sense that every lane, window and shoreline in Polperran may hold a clue.