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All aboard for a new middle-grade paranormal adventure from 2024 Branford Boase-longlisted author of The Witchstone Ghosts, Emily Randall-Jones.

Ruby is miserable. Her parents have split up, and now she’s stuck in a creepy village. At night, she decides to escape and follow the ancient train track home.

Her journey has barely begun when she hears the eerie scream of a whistle – and an old steam train appears out of the darkness . . .

Is Ruby ready for the ghost ride of her life?

  • Perfect for readers aged 9 and up
  • Packed full of spooky ghosts, child-friendly horror, time-travelling steam trains and ancient English mythology
  • For fans of Lucy Strange and Frances Hardinge
  • The Witchstone Ghosts  was the 2021 winner of the  Times/Chicken House Children’s Fiction Competition and  The Times Children’s Book of the Week

PRAISE FOR  THE  WITCHSTONE GHOSTS:

‘It’s exciting and original, warm and funny and gothic’  KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE

‘A twisting, churning, tide-turning adventure!’  LUCY STRANGE

‘Pace and plot twists a-plenty ? an ideal read for young, independent readers who may be bored of witches of the cackling, cauldron kind this Halloween and are ready for witches who can summon up storms instead.’  THE TIMES, CHILDREN’S  BOOK OF THE WEEK

]]> The Witchstone ghosts https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/the-witchstone-ghosts/ Thu, 14 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=35230 Autumn sees dead people, much to her annoyance ... but when her father drowns, he's the one ghost that doesn't appear. Then, a clause in his will sends her to the remote isle of Imber. Can Autumn uncover Imber's dark past before it comes hurtling into the present?]]>  

A spooky gothic adventure, perfect for fans of Frances Hardinge and for curling up with on a rainy night …  

WINNER OF THE TIMES/CHICKEN HOUSE CHILDREN’S FICTION COMPETITION  

WINNER OF THE MSLEXIA NOVEL AWARD

‘It’s exciting and original, warm and funny and gothic’  KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE

Autumn Albert can see the dead – much to her annoyance. But when her dad dies in mysterious circumstances, he’s the one ghost who doesn’t appear.

A curious instruction in his will sends Autumn to Imber, the storm-soaked island of his childhood: a place marked by tight-lipped locals, strange stacks of witchstones – and even fewer ghosts.

Soon Autumn is ensnared in a dark and twisty mystery, which must be unravelled before the sea rises up and history is doomed to repeat itself …

  • The debut adventure for ages 9 and up from Emily Randall-Jones, a breathtaking new talent
  • Winner of the Times/Chicken House Children’s Fiction Competition 2021
  • A gripping, chilling tale with Gothic elements which offers an original new spin on a traditional ghost story  
  • Perfect for fans of Frances Hardinge and Lucy Strange
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