The Scream of the Whistle

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