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The Scream of the Whistle

(2025)
A novel by

 
 

 


All aboard for a new middle-grade paranormal adventure
from 2024 Branford Boase-longlisted author of
The Witchstone
Ghosts
, Emily Randall-Jones.


Ruby is miserable. Her parents have split up, and now she’s
stuck in a creepy village. At night, she decides to escape and
follow the ancient train track home.



Her journey has barely begun when she hears the eerie scream of
a 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 up


      • Packed full of spooky ghosts, child-friendly horror,
        time-travelling steam trains and ancient English mythology




        • For fans of Lucy Strange and Frances Hardinge



          • The Witchstone Ghosts was the 2021 winner
            of the 
            Times/Chicken House Children’s Fiction
            Competition and 
            The Times Children’s Book
            of the Week




            PRAISE FOR THE WITCHSTONE GHOSTS:



            'It’s exciting and original, warm and funny and gothic' KIRAN
            MILLWOOD HARGRAVE



            'A twisting, churning, tide-turning adventure!' LUCY
            STRANGE



            'Pace and plot twists a-plenty … an ideal read for
            young, independent readers who may be bored of witches of the cackling,
            cauldron kind this Halloween and are ready for witches who
            can summon up storms instead.'
             THE TIMES, CHILDREN’S BOOK
            OF THE WEEK



            Genre: Children's Fiction

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