Alex Langford is used to the unusual. Since Olly Spellmaker, the mad, motorbiking witch, rode into his life, he's met a hairy boggart, a ghost that drips, and a wailing spirit called the Green Lady. So when Alex notices suspicious-looking, muddy little bootprints on the kitchen floor, he's prepared. But even he's shocked to discover that garden gnomes have invaded his house - through the cat flap! The gnomes claim they're earth-elves and demand the right to live on their ancestral land. Land which happens to have Alex's house built on it!

It's an Elf Alert - and Alex needs Olly Spellmaker's help! Surely she'll know how to perform an elf-eviction?

This book is part of a book series called Olly Spellmaker .

There are 144 pages in this book. This book was published 2005 by Pan Macmillan .

Susan Price is the acclaimed author of many books for children of all ages. In 1987 she won the Carnegie Medal for her novel The Ghost Drum and in 1994 was shortlisted again for Heads and Tales (both Faber). Her work draws inspiration from her native Black Country, where she still lives. David Roberts was born in Liverpool. He studied fashion and worked in the industry for several years before going on to illustrate children's books. He has also published Dirty Bertie with Little Tiger Press.