The Captain Hook Affair by Humphrey Carpenter

Lucy is very sad. She has to go to a children's home because her Grandma is ill and her Mum is also getting ill and doesn't have a good job. But before she goes her Grandma gives her a pencil which, although Lucy doesn't know it, is magic! The pencil takes you into a book once the pencil nib and paper touch. You can also bring characters out of the book you disappear into. The headmaster of Lucy's children's home is sent away in disgrace for pretending that the children had been too naughty to deserve going on their trip to Cornwall. Who can save the children from their new, mean headmaster by getting help from story characters?

I would rate this book 5/5 for readers who like a bit of magical mystery. This book can only be found second hand but is definitely worth hunting down.