Dread Wood
The brand new must-read middle-grade novel from the author of super-spooky. Perfect for 9+ fans of R.L.StineâsCrater LakeGoosebumps âDeliciously scary and hilarious comedy-horror, perfectly pitched for eight-plus.âThe Guardian âJennifer Killickâs talent for horror and humour is blended brilliantly here as the spiky dialogue, unstoppable pace and genuinely menacing atmosphere build to a tremendous climaxââDaily Mail âA heart-stopping thrill ride of a book.â â M.G. Leonard, author of Adventures on Trains series âBRILLIANT!â â Vashti Hardy, author ofBrightstorm WINNER of the Young Reader category in the Childrenâs Literature Festivals Book Awards 2023! It's basically the worst school detention ever. When classmates (but not mate-mates) Hallie, Angelo, Gustav and Naira are forced to come to school on a SATURDAY, they think things canât get much worse. But theyâre wrong. Things are about to get seriously scary. What has dragged their teacher underground? Why do the creepy caretakers keeping humming the tune to Itsy Bitsy Spider? And what horrors lurk in the shadows, getting stronger and meaner every minute . . .? Cut off from help and in danger each time they touch the ground, the gangâs only hope is to work together. But itâs no coincidence that they're all there on detention. Someone has been watching and plotting and is out for revenge . . .