Still Water

Name: Still Water
Brand: Arotahi Agency
SKU: 9781781128336
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By Chris Priestley

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Summary

The sighting of a mysterious figure leads to a horrifying revelation for evacuee Rosie in this chilling WWII ghost story. Evacuated from London at the outbreak of war, Rosie is taken in by kind Mrs Taylor and her daughter Mary. But all is not as it seems. Mary resents and bullies Rosie, while Mrs Taylor hides a dark secret. When Rosie encounters a strange girl swimming in a local pond, she hopes for friendship, but her appearance triggers terrifying consequences.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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A thrilling wartime ghost story perfect for middle-grade horror fans (Dyslexia-friendly)

Description

The sighting of a mysterious figure leads to a horrifying revelation for evacuee Rosie in this chilling WWll ghost story.

Evacuated from London at the outbreak of war, Rosie is taken in by kind Mrs Taylor and her daughter Mary. But all is not as it seems. Mary resents and bullies Rosie, and Mrs Taylor is hiding a dark secret. When Rosie comes across a strange girl swimming in a local pond, she hopes they will become friends. But instead her appearance leads to a horrifying revelation that will have terrifying consequences…

Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.

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"Priestley is a master at conjuring up chills from the most ordinary of situations" – South China Morning Post. "Eerie enough from the get go … This is essential Halloween reading" – Fantasy Book Review. "Priestley very effectively builds the suspense in this chilling tale … the mystery of the girl in the pond is spine-tinglingly creepy. A highly readable, page-turning story" – BookTrust. "Dark, creepy, and satisfying" – Roachie's Reviews. "Will reel in boys and girls who like to feel a shiver down their backs and who also love a great bit of storytelling … you’ll be kept guessing about what exactly is going on until the very end" – The Letterpress Project.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781781128336

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 September 2018

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Barrington Stoke Ltd

Audience: Children, Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 200g

Pages: 120

Collections

Children's Books Children's Fiction Children's Historical Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Chris Priestley Dyslexia-Friendly Books Historical Fiction Young Adult

About the Author

Chris Priestley is the author of the critically acclaimed Tales of Terror series, the award-winning novel Mister Creecher, and in 2018, Chris won the Portsmouth Shorter Novel Award for Flesh and Blood. He is most prominently inspired by the tradition of horror stories by authors such as Edgar Allan Poe and Mary Shelley. He lives in Cambridge, where he continues to think up marvellously macabre stories, but he is also a talented artist and illustrator. He illustrates his own material and his cartoons have been published in the Independent as well as other national newspapers.

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