Unsure where she fits in at her new school and reeling from the unexpected death of her dad, Ava finds herself drawn to Dustin, a troubled older boy who performs rituals in the woods to communicate with the crows, messengers between this world and the afterlife. When the crows offer to return her beloved nan’s memories, Ava must decide whether she will pay their price and exchange a soul for a soul.

A moving sparely told story of grief, dementia and loss, for young and old adults alike.

‘A masterpiece – as soon as you finish, you’ll want to talk to someone about it’ DAVID LEVITHAN

When Xavier wakes up on the first morning of an enforced family weekend away with his pregnant stepmum and dad, he doesn’t recognise where they are – it’s as if the house has inexplicably been transported to the set of a video game, inside an impenetrable dome where the family have been ‘donated’ chickens, goats, wheat to help them survive. There is no trace of their mysterious captors and no way to escape.

Three years later, he’s sixteen and resigned to life without the internet, other people, let alone a girlfriend…when suddenly another family appears, one with vastly contrasting political ideologies and priorities. In the confines of this strange world, Xavier and 17-year-old gorgeous Mackenzie are thrown together, Mackenzie’s erratic father becomes obsessively fixated on escape, and tensions between the two families begin to rise with devastating and tragic consequences… Kenneth Oppel’s most thrilling novel to date is challenging, provocative and unforgettable

 An extraordinary dystopian thriller from one of Canada’s greatest YA writers.

‘Captivating, rich, vivid and evocative – I loved it’ Josh Silver, author of HAPPYHEAD

The evocative and moving story of two very different girls in contemporary London who discover a family connection stretching back over 100 years before in the faraway country of India, at a tumultous time in its history; friendships spanning the centuries.

Evie and Maryam are in the same class at school, uneasily thrown together at the start of a new term as they start a project together looking into their family trees. The two girls don’t think they have much in common – Maryam feels like an outsider school with the other girls whose parents all seem to know each other, and Evie thinks Maryam is a bit odd. But when the two girls each find the same mysterious folder containing documents in a secret language that belong to their grandmothers, they discover their ties go back two generations, all the way to India, to partition, and to two best friends who inspired each other more than they ever know. A beautifully told historical family-based exploration of identity, inheritance, difference and friendship.

‘This heartfelt historical offers a glimpse into colonial India and shows how the past shapes the present. Highly recommended’ School Reading List

The very first in our new Mini Guppy imprint – meet intrepid heroine Amelia Cheeseheart, and her banana-loving spider bestie, Webster!

 A comic-form mystery series for emerging readers starring sparky mouse aviator, join Amelia and Webster as they investigate mysterious goings-on in their home at the museum – things are going missing, and are found in the Ancient Egyptian room. What on earth is Cleo the Cat Mummy up to? Amelia Cheeseheart saves the day!

With fun Egyptian facts at the back of the book, this comic-form early reader will ensure that children love the start of their reading journey.

‘A joyful and accessible read.. an adorable comic filled with age-appropriate action and embedded in friendship’ Inis magazine starred review

‘Packed with comic-style illustrations and historical fun, this adventure blends page-turning mystery, fast-paced mischief and a dash of Ancient Egypt for 5+ year-olds. Highly recommended for less enthusiastic readers’ School Reading List

 Ajay is scared of everything – spiders, heights, the dark – you name it, Ajay is scared of it! So when his two best friends persuade him to sign up for the year 7 trip to Merrywood Activity Centre, he knows he’s about to be pushed WAY out of his comfort zone.

Faced with the killer combination of outdoor pursuits, homesickness and getting teased by the popular and competitive Ollie, Ajay feels like a total failure. But when a twilight orienteering challenge goes horribly wrong, Ajay is forced to face his fears, proving that being brave when it counts is much more important than topping the laser tag leader board!

For more info about the Scribble Society, a creative writing club based on Bigg School, click here!

In the final part of this thrilling trilogy, Maggie Blue finds herself in the Dark World alone and marooned with a strange and unknown baby that refuses to be parted from her. The world has become dominated by climate disasters, wars are breaking out around them between the surviving people and the witches. Maggie has a single quest she must fulfil, but at what cost – to her and her friends, Hoagy, the irascible talking cat, Joan and Ida, Oz and the umons, who are desperate to save her?

As the portals between the Dark World and her world start to crumble one by one, Maggie faces a terrible choice – to save herself and her friends or to sacrifice everything she has for the sake of the Dark World. Perilous and exhilarating, the last book in the C osta-shortlisted Maggie Blue trilogy comes to a hair-raising climax…

MAGGIE BLUE AND THE DARK WORLD: Sunday Times Children’s Book of the Week;

‘This is one of the best middle-grade novels out there’ BookRiot

NOMINATED FOR THE CARNEGIE MEDAL

SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARD

SHORTLISTED ALEXANDRA PALACE CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARD

SHORTLISTED FOR THE SHEFFIELD BOOK AWARD AND THE AWESOME BOOK AWARDS

The Brothers McLeod are back with their funniest spookiest adventure about Knight Sir Louis yet!

Help! The Cauldron of Chaos is greedily chomping up all the riches it can find in Squirrel Helm. Poor Knight Sir Louis has had to find a new sword after Dave had a run-in with some evil diamonds. So when ambitious witch Cilla Da Spell joins forces with the wicked cauldron, Louis, Inspector Catalogue and Pearlin must come up with their most ingenious plan yet!

Louie Stowell, author of LOKI A BAD GOD’S GUIDE

‘Heartbreaking, visceral, and powerful’ Kathleen Glasgow, author of Girl in Pieces

A stunningly powerful YA novel from a master storyteller told in both prose and verse.

No one knows Ruby is pregnant – not even Ruby herself. So when she gives birth at school on a miserable February morning, her world is thrown into chaos. Keeping the baby isn’t an option, but keeping quiet about who the father of her child definitely is; because if Ruby’s best friend Ashley finds out the truth, then she’ll lose her too.

When Ruby finally realises what she and her baby need, somehow that doesn’t seem to matter any more. So Ruby must take matters into her own hands, with tragic consequences…

The third story in the Bigg School series, stories about a class of Year Sevens starting out at the Henry Bigg Academy. Each book tells the story from a different character – and now it’s Astrid’s turn!

Astrid likes being different. Who cares if most of her classmates think she’s a bit odd? She’s happy being exactly who she is.

When new boy Teddy joins the school, Astrid discovers that they have loads in common – he loves reading the same fantasy books and joins the Scribble Society too. But on Valentine’s Day, when Astrid discovers that Teddy likes someone else more than her, being different doesn’t feel so great after all. It’s clearly time for Astrid to try fitting in – but things don’t quite go as planned…

A sweet, touching story about first crushes and staying true to yourself.

Children’s reviews of the BIGG SCHOOL series:

‘Full of juicy drama!’  Arizona, 9

‘I didn’t want to put it down. I can’t wait for the next book!’ Sienna, 10

‘Awesome!’ Jake, 9

‘I loved this book. I really recommend it for anyone about to start secondary school.’ Clara,10

“I like this series because they face real-life problems and show the characters’ true emotions, but also made me laugh!” Lucille, 11 

‘Funny and exciting.’ Theo, 10

‘It was really funny and I laughed a lot.’ Aaliagh, 8

‘Best Friends Forever is the best book ever! It is so relatable and funny, once I started reading it, I couldn’t put it down!’ Ruby, 12

‘It is really lovely to read with your mum or a friend especially a friend you like to giggle with. It was really fun to read because it was really relatable to me.’ Eliza-Belle, 11

‘These are some of my favourite books because it could be my life and I’m really excited for the rest of the series to come out.’ Maria, 10

‘A really relatable story, which really captures the character’s feelings. I’m looking forward to more Bigg School stories!’ Neve, 11

 Pizza Pete is back in his second pizzatastic story! Pete and his dad return to Accringham to see Anna, Archie and Useless the dog after a glorious summer selling pizzas from their van. He’s worried about starting the school term and seeing his friends after such a long time. But when the magical potions go missing, and Pete discovers one of his friends is behind the theft, he has to summon all his courage to save the day – plus making use of some magic! Pete is back in the second book in the trilogy filled with flying, friendship, magic and of course … PIZZA!

‘It has all the reckless fun of George’s Marvellous Medicine… a lively upbeat story that is as enjoyable as a Sloppy Giuseppe with all the toppings

• The Times Children’s Book of the Week on Pizza Pete and the Perilous Potions

WINNER OF THE 2022 GUPPY OPEN SUBMISSION COMPETITION!

Mel loves Sasha and dreams of a day that Sasha might reciprocate her feelings (even though she’s straight) – so the fact that it’s thirty degrees outside in January and hasn’t rained for a year simply passes her by. She’s just about coping with being the only ‘out’ lesbian in school and all the sniping Janis and Ella aim her way, as well as her dreary Saturday job with the stupidly posh Dorian…

But when domestic animals suddenly lethally turn on the human race, Mel finds herself stuck in a mansion with only Ella and Dorian as survival companions – and her lovelife turns on its head in the most extraordinary way – if she survives the apocalypse, that is.

A screamingly funny LGTBQ+ lovestory from a brilliant new talent.

‘There is no one I’d rather have by my side in the zombie apocalypse than Mel, and no one funnier to write about it than O R Sorrel. A hilarious new voice in UK YA.’ Joanna Nadin

‘Authentic, hilarious and deeply moving; Sorrel’s debut is laugh-out-loud funny and filled with joy in the face of a terrifying event. APOCALYPSE COW will turn even the most reluctant readers into avid fans of the written word.’ Anika Hussain

‘Apocalypse Cow is wild and wonderful. I loved it.’
Wibke Brueggemann

A spell-binding fantasy adventure of loyalty, courage and being careful what you wish for…

Ella knows that words are powerful. So she should have known better than to utter a wish and a curse on the same day – the day that Josh Underhill went missing… Who is Gus, the boy with the impish grin, who seems to appear in answer to her wish? And what does the black horse want? Ella soon discovers that her grandmother’s warnings of creatures that dwell in the lake are more than just stories, and she and her pony Magpie are drawn into a dangerous life-saving mission.

Set in New Zealand and imbued with Scottish folklore, this is a future classic not to be missed, for fans of Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Katherine Rundell and Neil Gaiman.

‘A compelling, lovingly-crafted novel about magic, liminal spaces, language and folkloric fusion’ David Mitchell, author of Cloud Atlas

‘The best book I’ve read this year’ Bren MacDibble

‘this genuinely is a future classic.’ Zana Fraillon, author of The Bone Sparrow

‘A tense tale of animal companionship, wild magic, and the majesty and awe nature inspires.’ Sydney Morning Herald

The second book in the acclaimed Bigg School series! Each book follows a kid in Year 7 at the Henry Bigg Academy – the ups and downs of secondary school are shown with empathy, warmth and humour, illustrated with gorgeous doodles from master illustrator Jess Bradley (the Phoenix comic, A Day in the Life).

Life isn’t easy for Daniel Littleton – Mum’s poorly, Dad’s always working and his twin sisters drive him up the wall! At school he’s the only kid without the latest trainers or Xbox and his mates are starting to notice. 

Things look up when he gets a starring role in the school play – though if his football-mad mates find out, they’ll make his life a misery! But leading a double life is tricky and before long, Daniel’s lies start spinning out of control…

Children’s reviews of the BIGG SCHOOL series:

‘Full of juicy drama!’  Arizona, 9

‘I didn’t want to put it down. I can’t wait for the next book!’ Sienna, 10

‘Awesome!’ Jake, 9

‘I loved this book. I really recommend it for anyone about to start secondary school.’ Clara,10

“I like this series because they face real-life problems and show the characters’ true emotions, but also made me laugh!” Lucille, 11 

‘Funny and exciting.’ Theo, 10

‘It was really funny and I laughed a lot.’ Aaliagh, 8

‘Best Friends Forever is the best book ever! It is so relatable and funny, once I started reading it, I couldn’t put it down!’ Ruby, 12

‘It is really lovely to read with your mum or a friend especially a friend you like to giggle with. It was really fun to read because it was really relatable to me.’ Eliza-Belle, 11

‘These are some of my favourite books because it could be my life and I’m really excited for the rest of the series to come out.’ Maria, 10

‘A really relatable story, which really captures the character’s feelings. I’m looking forward to more Bigg School stories!’ Neve, 11

“Another perfectly observed and pitched story of Year 7 life, funny, warm and true”
Lovereading Book of the Month

Praise for BEST FRIENDS FOREVER:

‘Warm, honest and hugely relatable’ Cath Howe

‘A funny, sweet and touching “big school” book, ideal for 9+ fans of Jacqueline Wilson’ The Bookseller

Lillian Velvet lives a quiet lonely life until on her tenth birthday her mean grandmother gives her a pickle jar full of golden coins. Incredibly, the coins whisk Lillian away into different places and times, and she meetes: the members of a lively family each in mortal danger; a boy with a skateboard; a girl who can Whisper and a small boy who desperately needs saving.

As a web of dark magic closes all around them, can Lillian find a way to help her new friends? And, more importantly, what will happen if she fails?

‘Thrilling… readers will have a hard time closing this book’ School LIbrary Journal

Absorbing and strange’ Kirkus

If you find Charlie’s books, please look after them! His adventures started in Gorilla City and six of his diaries have been discovered so far… with illustrations and doodles, maps and collectors cards, they’re perfect for young adventurers aged five upwards – find out whether Charlie Small EVER gets home for tea!

After four hundred years of incredible adventures, twelve-year-old Charlie Small is desperate to find his way home. But first he must survive being attacked by a slobbery Slime Monster and escape from a pack of ferocious Snapping Toads – yikes! Charlie flies through a raging snowstorm on the back of a huge owl and crash-lands in the Frozen North, only to discover that the only person who can help him is being held prisoner by a gang of barbarous brigands – double drat!
There’s definitely something familiar about the captured reindeer herder, with his long white beard and jolly laugh… Can Charlie outwit the horrible highwaymen and save Christmas? And will Charlie ever find his way home for tea?

Join Charlie Small on his sixth remarkable adventure, packed full of fun illustrations, maps and clever inventions.

The fourth brilliant adventure from Jaclyn Moriarty about Bronte Mettlestone and her friends, introducing a character from our world!

On Monday morning, Oscar is hanging out at the skatepark when he suddenly finds himself transported to a world where witches and water sprites really exist – and there are no aeroplanes, Netflix or even pizza!

He meets a friendly group of kids – Imogen Mettlestone Staranise and her sisters, their cousin Bronte and friend Alejandro – who are on an urgent and dangerous quest that must be completed by Friday at the latest, or there will be devastating consequences for a kingdom of elves – and not least, Oscar discovers he might never get home to his world ever again…

Grown-ups are scared ALL THE TIME! These books are not for them. They’re for YOU!

COMPETITION TIME!

To celebrate the publication of the NEW Ghost Scouts adventure, we are running a competition with the Week Junior – how many spooky spiders can you find in the picture? Send your answer plus your name and adult’s email address to submissions@guppybooks.co.uk – and we will pick FIVE lucky winners of a SIGNED set of all four Ghost Scouts titles, plus bookmarks. Competition ends 30th November 2023, and the winners will be announced on the website! UK and Ireland only.

ABOUT THE BOOK: Lexie Wilde is having a rollicking time at Camp Croak with her ghoulish pals Bebe, Sweet Boo and Emmy Loulou. That is until the smarmy scouts from Happy Hollow issue a deadly ancient challenge. If the Ghost Scouts lose, their beloved camp will be destroyed… Lexie must summon all her courage to defeat the wicked Euphemia Vile and her crew. But watch out, the malicious Whispering Snakes are loose! Could working together be the answer?

In the fifth adventures of Charlie Small, our intrepid explorer finds himself trapped below the earth’s surface, not his idea of fun… especially as there’s a giant SPITTING SPIDION on the loose… HELP! Full of inventions, monstrous creatures and evil villains, no adventure is too big for Charlie Small!

If you find Charlie’s books, please look after them! His adventures started in Gorilla City and five of his diaries have been discovered so far… with illustrations and doodles, maps and collectors cards, they’re perfect for young adventurers aged five upwards – find out whether Charlie Small EVER gets home for tea!

 The thrilling second book about Maggie Blue and Hoagy, as they try and live a normal life in the real world – but the Dark World won’t let them go, and when a white crow appears they become drawn back into the mystery and terror of a world where Maggie is more important than she knows…

Maggie Blue is adjusting to a quieter life, back living with her aunt Esme and hanging out with friends Ida and Will as well as her beloved Hoagy the cat. She tries to forget about the events of the previous year – but she’s being watched, and one day a small white bird appears. Where has the white crow come from, and why won’t it leave Maggie alone? Little does she know that the Dark World is waiting for her to return… and when Cynthia her mum is kidnapped and taken there, Maggie only has no choice but to go back. With the help of Hoagy and some new friends by her side, Maggie must go back to the place that she never wished to see again, if she’s ever to see her mum – or gain control of her own life – again.

In the fourth hilarious story about the brilliant, calm, ingenious 12-year-old Knight Sir Louis, Splint the Sinister Snowball has his icy eyes set on world domination with the help of his frosty siblings, Flint, Hint, Mint, Clint and Sharon. But champion dragon-slayer Louis isn’t about to let Castle Sideways become smothered in snow! Louis rides off to the legendary Brrrrrland with his friends, Reader Catalogue and Clunkalot, but waiting for them are goofy goblins, a talking carrot and the biggest meanest snowball in the whole wide world… 

Bursting with illustrations, madcap humour and plenty of jokes, the latest book in the Knight Sir Louis series will delight fans everywhere!

Written by Myles and illustrated by Greg, the brothers are well-known in the tv world for their animation, including series Circle Square on Channel 5’s Milkshake. Myles has written a blog on what makes funny books important – read here.

From a Carnegie-shortlisted author and illustrator duo comes a stunning companion to Tsunami Girl – a wonderful collection of ghost stories told equally in manga and prose.

Abducted by spirits from his village, lost boy Akira must make the long journey in northern Japan to find his family and save his young sister before time runs out. Voyaging deeper and deeper into a Japan ‘between the worlds’, Akira and his companions encounter a host of yokai monsters and famous ghosts, discovering a sometimes comical and sometimes terrifying world of interlinked and ghostly short stories along the way.

Lola and Evie have been BFF since they were babies, just like peas in a pod – and even though they don’t end up in the same class, Lola expects everything to stay the same. At home things are tough because Lola’s parents are divorcing and they’re having to move the family home. So when the annoying Cleo becomes friendly with Evie, stealing her from Lola, three most definitely becomes a crowd – Lola must learn that not all change is bad…

With illustrations from the award-winning Jess Bradley (illustrator of The Day in the Life of a Poo, A Gnu and You and contibutor to the Phoenix Comic) that express the often hilarious inner lives of the characters, the Bigg School series tells stories of the extraordinary lives of ordinary kids navigating friendships, change and all the ups and downs of growing up.

‘Funny engaging and captures the essence of young people figuring out old and new friendships and changes that come with growing up’ Emma Suffield, Little Blog of Library Treasures

‘Funny, sweet and touching’ Guardian

”Funny, touching and wise… as good as Jacqueline Wilson at her best’ The Bookseller

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Pedro Martín has grown up hearing stories about his abuelito—his legendary crime-fighting grandfather who was once a part of the Mexican Revolution. But that doesn’t mean Pedro is excited at the news that abuelito is coming to live with their family.

After all, Pedro has eight very noisy brothers and sisters and the house is crowded enough! Still, Pedro piles into the Winnebago with his family for a road trip to Mexico to bring abuelito home, and what follows is the trip of a lifetime, one filled with laughs and heartache. Along the way, Pedro finally connects with his abuelito and learns what it means to grow up and find his grito.

‘The graphic novel was definitely invented for important human stories like this. A story from the heart spilled out onto the page in every possible detail; a fascinating cultural insight wrapped up in a stunning visual tale’ Chris Mould, artist

Something extraordinary happened to Charlie Small.

He went on a journey and has been trying to find his way home for over four hundred years!

Rattling rattlesnakes! Charlie has wound up in the Wild West. How will he deal with the most WANTED outlaw of all time? YEEHAH! Full of inventions, monstrous creatures and evil villains, no adventure is too big for Charlie Small! Will he ever get home for tea…?

Something extraordinary happened to Charlie Small – he went on a journey and has been trying to find his way home for over four hundred years!

In his third diary, Charlie finds himself in BIG TROUBLE! He’s been turned into a helpless puppet by the evil Puppet Master who is pulling his string! How on earth is he going to escape this time?

Full of inventions, monstrous creatures and evil villains, no adventure is too big for Charlie Small!

Pete loves the pizza shop, where he lives with his dad, and is terrified of the outside world. But when a new restaurant steals their customers, Pete and his friend Anna have to come up with an INGENIOUS plan to sell more pizzas, otherwise he’ll be forced to move. When they find a mysterious briefcase in the attic, they create the most extraordinary magical pizzas, and soon a queue of customers snakes down the road. But can they make enough money in four days to save Pete’s home? Throw in an exploding headmistress, a fire-breathing dog and a vengeful bully and Pete’s life soon ramps up from Margherita to Spicy Pepperoni!

 When Charlie Small is twelve years old he falls through a gap in space and time and has been trying to get home ever since – PIRATE GALLEON is his second lost diary, full of drawings and top tips for survival, reveals how he ends up as a cabin boy for a gang of cut-throat pirates and must face a ferocious enemy…will they make him walk the plank? Or will their skeleton enemy be the worst of them all? No adventure is too big for Charlie Small…

‘Buccaneering books to grip the most reluctant reader’ Daily Telegraph

‘Charlie’s scrapes and escapes are mapped step by step, like a good action stunt, with

a balance of detail and pace’ Times Educational Supplement

‘My seven year old couldn’t put it down‘ The School Librarian

‘Should prove irresistible to readers of seven and upward’ The Bookseller

The very first story in the Charlie Small series – Charlie Small is only twelve years old when he falls through a gap in space and time and ends up in a series of adventures which he records in a diary format. Packed full of fun illustrations, maps and clever inventions, Charlie’s first adventure takes him to Gorilla City, where he meets the mighty Thrak and must battle for survival, finally ending up as king of the jungle. No adventure is too big for Charlie Small! Will he ever get home for tea?

Thrak is a villainous gorilla from Charlie Small’s amazing first diary, GORILLA CITY. Thrak is king of the jungle and does not like the look of boy adventurer, Charlie Small… so he challenges him to an arm wrestle to see who will become King of the Jungle!

Learn how to draw Thrak here with the help of Nick Ward, curator of Charlie Small’s diaries!

Perfect for 6-10 year olds!

‘Buccaneering books to grip the most reluctant reader’ – Daily Telegraph

‘C harlie’s scrapes and escapes are mapped step by step, like a good action stunt, with

a balance of detail and pace’ – Times Educational Supplement

‘My seven year old couldn’t put it down.’ – The School Librarian

‘Should prove irresistible to readers of seven and upward’ – The Bookseller

‘A raw, unflinching verse novel for 14+ filled with white-hot, justified rage’ GUARDIAN

Raw and heart-rending, inspirational and hopeful, Louisa Reid’s Activist is a beautiful, vital book with the power to help readers mend, make readers mad, and make readers rise. An empowering novel-in-verse about speaking up and refusing to be kept down by the individuals and institutions that perpetuate misogyny. LOVEREADING, OCTOBER BOOK OF THE MONTH AND STAFF PICK

 Activist is the third powerful and immersive YA verse novel from acclaimed author Louisa Reid. Tackling the sexual abuse and misogyny endemic in Secondary Schools, this is a novel about activism in all its forms, about speaking out and standing up for what’s right. 

Cassie’s school is enmeshed in a scandal when a female student anonymously posts about the sexual abuse she has suffered and the school fails to act properly. As accusations start flying, a powerful movement arises in the school, with calls for those responsible to be punished – not just the students but the school whose environment has allowed this sort of behaviour to happen, unchecked, for so long. 

Inspired by real world events, Louisa Reid says: ‘When survivors of rape culture began to tell their stories via the website, Everyone’s Invited, in June 2020, I – like many – was aghast. Rage is a powerful source of inspiration for me, and I channelled the anger that I was feeling into writing my latest verse novel Activist. The title of the novel makes it clear that this isn’t a story about giving in. It’s a story about rising up. I sincerely hope that for any young person who’s been a victim of any sort of misogyny or sexual violence, for any young person who cares about the environment and the future of the planet and its people, then this book will resonate.’ 

Activist is a novel which demonstrates the power that one lone voice can have against failing and outdated institutions.

Activist achieves the perfect balance between heartbreak and hope in a compulsive and beautifully written story. I want girls to read this, I want boys to read it. I want it to be required reading for teachers, heads and parents everywhere! Thank you, Louisa, for going places that few dare. Teri Terry

‘With a high-stakes premise, harrowing growing pains and moments as chilling as midnight ocean spray, Oppel plays his readers’ nerves like an out-of-tune harp’

THE NEW YORK TIMES

 ‘Rebecca Strand was sixteen the first time she saw her father kill a ghost’ 

From the master storyteller Kenneth Oppel comes a fast-paced, high-stakes ghost story like no other – perfect for fans of Neil Gaiman and the Netflix series Stranger Things. 

When Gabe accidentally awakens the ghost of Rebecca Strand, murdered by a wicked creature, he and his friends become swept up in a thriller that threatens not only them but the whole of humankind … 

‘Rebecca Strand was just sixteen when she and her father fell to their deaths from the top of the Gibraltar Point Lighthouse in 1839. Just how they fell—or were they pushed?—remains a mystery. And their ghosts haunt the lighthouse to this day … ‘ Gabe tells this story every day when he gives the ghost tour on Toronto Island. He tries to make it scary enough to satisfy the tourists, but he doesn’t actually believe in ghosts — until he finds himself face to face with Rebecca Strand. The true story of her death is far more terrifying than any ghost tale Gabe has told. 

Ghostlight is a fresh, and terrifying, take on the ghost story. Combining action-adventure with an exploration of grief, anger and family relationships, Oppel elevates the classic ghost story to another level. 

DIE CUT COVER with a spooky reveal!