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It is here that she is to spend the break with her Aunt Lilian so that her mum can visit Aveline’s sick grandmother.
A creepy old book, child scarecrows and a seaside village with a secret: this is Halloween fun for the strong of heart and the perfect ghost story for beginners.But when he sees a young boy being abducted, he goes and does exactly the opposite which gets him into all sorts of trouble. Many children do love being scared and this book delivers frights in spades
Join our community to get personalised book suggestions, extracts straight to your inbox, 10% off RRPs, and to change children’s lives. A storm is coming, and when Aveline finds herself face to face with the past, will she escape from the clutches of Malmouth’s most tormented and vengeful spirit?Malmouth in October is a grey and empty place, but Aveline tries to make the best of her enforced stay. What the author has created here is a fast-paced and chilling story, which will serve as the perfect introduction to horror as a genre for younger readers. At times the story just goes too fast, zipping from one scene to the next without giving the story time to breathe. Being forced to spend October half term with her Aunt Lilian in Malmouth, Aveline is sure to be bored. When you read a ghost story in broad daylight on a summer afternoon and you find the hairs standing up on the back of your neck, you know that it’s going to be a spooky read.