The Scream of the Whistle

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Author: Randall-Jones, Emily Interest age: from c 9 yearsPublished on 5 June 2025 by Chicken House Ltd in the United Kingdom.Paperback | 256 pages129 x 198 x 19 | 178g All aboard f or a new middle-grade paranormal adventurefrom 2024 Branford Boase-longlisted author of The WitchstoneGhosts, Emily Randall-Jones.Ruby is miserable. Her parents have split up, and now she’sstuck in a creepy village. At night, she decides to escape andfollow the 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?Perfect for readers aged 9 and 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 winnerof the Times/Chicken House Children’s FictionCompetition and The Times Children’s Bookof the WeekPRAISE FOR THE WITCHSTONE GHOSTS:'It’s exciting and original, warm and funny and gothic' KIRANMILLWOOD HARGRAVE'A twisting, churning, tide-turning adventure!' LUCYSTRANGE'Pace and plot twists a-plenty … an ideal read foryoung, independent readers who may be bored of witches of the cackling,cauldron kind this Halloween and are ready for witches whocan summon up storms instead.' THE TIMES, CHILDREN’S BOOKOF THE WEEK Show more