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 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’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?A frightfully fun read for children 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 Week PRAISE 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