Scream of the Whistle

All aboard for a spine-tingling spooky adventure fromthe award-winning author of The Witchstone Ghosts!'A spooky thrilling adventure laced with the perfect amountof fear' JASBINDER BILAN'Randall-Jones is a master at work and this is a story thatdeserves to stand the test of time' ALEX ATKINSON'Haunting and charming and warm' YARROW TOWNSENDRuby is miserable. Her parents have split up, and now she's stuckin a creepy village. At night, she decides to escape and followthe ancient train track home.Her journey has barely begun when she hears the eerie scream ofa whistle - and an old steam train appears out of the darkness. . .Is Ruby ready for the ghost ride of her life? A frightfully fun Halloween gift for children aged 9and upPacked full of spooky ghosts, child-friendly horror,time-travelling steam trains and ancient English mythologyFor fans of Lucy Strange and Frances HardingeThe Witchstone Ghosts was the 2021 winner ofthe Times/Chicken House Children's Fiction Competitionand The Times Children's Book of the Week Goodreads Reader Reviews: 5 STAR REVIEW 'Brilliant, spooky stuff!'5 STAR REVIEW 'Perfect for curious readerswho love history, ghost stories and adventures where kids needto team up to save themselves, this is a real page-turner!'5 STAR REVIEW 'Gorgeous stuff and would highlyrecommend for ages 9+ and their grown ups!'5 STAR REVIEW 'A thrilling read with lotsof humour, twists, spookiness and heart'5 STAR REVIEW 'Thrilling and emotive' PRAISE FOR THE WITCHSTONE GHOSTS:'It's exciting and original, warm and funny and gothic'KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE'A twisting, churning, tide-turning adventure!' LUCYSTRANGE'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 cansummon up storms instead.' THE TIMES, CHILDREN'S BOOKOF THE WEEK