New for 2022, a funny, scary thriller from the author of Crater Lake. Perfect for kids aged 9-12 and fans of Goosebumps!
Jennifer Killick is the author of Crater Lake, the Alex Sparrow series, and middle-grade sci-fi adventure Mo, Lottie and the Junkers. She regularly visits schools and festivals, and her books have three times been selected for The Reading Agency's Summer Reading Challenge. She lives in Uxbridge, in a house full of children, animals and Lego. When she isn't busy mothering or step-mothering (which isn't often) she loves to read, write and run, as fast as she can.
On the first Dread Wood book: “Deliciously scary and hilarious
comedy-horror, perfectly pitched for eight-plus.”
The Guardian “Brilliantly creepy fun for young horror fans, with an
unexpectedly moving ending.”The i, 30 of the best children’s books
for Easter. “Jennifer Killick’s talent for horror and humour is
blended brilliantly here as the spiky dialogue, unstoppable pace
and genuinely menacing atmosphere build to a tremendous climax”–
Daily Mail “A heart-stopping thrill ride of a book.”
M.G. Leonard, author of Adventures on Trains series “Sharp, scary
and a whole lot of fun!”
Christopher Edge, author of Escape Room “This is BRILLIANT! Creepy,
pacy, smart, witty and just pure Jennifer genius.”
Vashti Hardy, author of Brightstorm “This is Killick’s best book
yet; think ‘The Breakfast Club’ meets ‘Stranger Things’, making
great use of her talent for comic dialogue and her astute eye for
just the right kind of scary for this age group.”
Fiona Noble, Bookseller, Editor’s Choice Dread Wood is the superb,
super-scary and super-cool new horror-comedy story from the
brilliant Jennifer Killick. After her last two books (the
fantastically creepy Crater Lake and Crater Lake: Evolution),
Jennifer has, yet again, upped the level of stylishly slick,
sinister storylines and honed her clever range of shock / comedy
techniques – from the laugh-out-loud, nose-snortingly funny
moments, to the cheekily edgy asides, to the poignant warm-hearted,
gentle, fun scenes she does so well.
- ReadingZone (Book of the Day, February 16th) “Spine-tingling,
rib-tickling stuff.” – Chris Callaghan, author of The Great
Chocoplot
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