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Still Water

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The sighting of a mysterious figure leads to a horrifying revelation for evacuee Rosie in this chilling WWll ghost story.

Evacuated from London at the outbreak of war, Rosie is taken in by kind Mrs Taylor and her daughter Mary. But all is not as it seems. Mary resents and bullies Rosie, and Mrs Taylor is hiding a dark secret. When Rosie comes across a strange girl swimming in a local pond, she hopes they will become friends. But instead her appearance leads to a horrifying revelation that will have terrifying consequences…

Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.

RRP: £7.99

Imprint

Barrington Stoke

ISBN

978-1-78112-833-6

Interest age

9+

Reading age

8

Accelerated Reader Level

4.2

Publication Date

05-09-2018

Format

Paperback

Pages

120 pages

Dimensions

130x198mm

Product Description

The sighting of a mysterious figure leads to a horrifying revelation for evacuee Rosie in this chilling WWll ghost story.

Evacuated from London at the outbreak of war, Rosie is taken in by kind Mrs Taylor and her daughter Mary. But all is not as it seems. Mary resents and bullies Rosie, and Mrs Taylor is hiding a dark secret. When Rosie comes across a strange girl swimming in a local pond, she hopes they will become friends. But instead her appearance leads to a horrifying revelation that will have terrifying consequences…

Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.

Author

Chris Priestley, Illustrated by Chris Priestley

Chris Priestley is the author of the critically acclaimed Tales of Terror series, the award-winning novel Mister Creecher, and in 2018, Chris won the Portsmouth Shorter Novel Award for Flesh and Blood. He is most prominently inspired by the tradition of horror stories by authors such as Edgar Allan Poe and Mary Shelley. He lives in Cambridge, where he continues to think up marvellously macabre stories, but he is also a talented artist and illustrator. He illustrates his own material and his cartoons have been published in the Independent as well as other national newspapers.

Imprint

Barrington Stoke

ISBN

978-1-78112-833-6

Reading age

8

Interest age

9+

Accelerated Reader Level

4.2

Publication Date

05-09-2018

Format

Paperback

Pages

120 pages

Dimensions

130x198mm

Product Description

The sighting of a mysterious figure leads to a horrifying revelation for evacuee Rosie in this chilling WWll ghost story.

Evacuated from London at the outbreak of war, Rosie is taken in by kind Mrs Taylor and her daughter Mary. But all is not as it seems. Mary resents and bullies Rosie, and Mrs Taylor is hiding a dark secret. When Rosie comes across a strange girl swimming in a local pond, she hopes they will become friends. But instead her appearance leads to a horrifying revelation that will have terrifying consequences…

Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.

Author

Chris Priestley, Illustrated by Chris Priestley

Chris Priestley is the author of the critically acclaimed Tales of Terror series, the award-winning novel Mister Creecher, and in 2018, Chris won the Portsmouth Shorter Novel Award for Flesh and Blood. He is most prominently inspired by the tradition of horror stories by authors such as Edgar Allan Poe and Mary Shelley. He lives in Cambridge, where he continues to think up marvellously macabre stories, but he is also a talented artist and illustrator. He illustrates his own material and his cartoons have been published in the Independent as well as other national newspapers.