The Housetrap
By (Author) Emma Read
Chicken House Ltd
Chicken House Ltd
1st January 2024
6th July 2023
United Kingdom
Children
Fiction
823.92
Paperback
336
Width 194mm, Height 128mm, Spine 28mm
240g
An edge-of-your-seat adventure packed full of puzzles, spooks and mystery! When Claudes little sister, Amity, runs off in forbidden Badwell Woods where children disappear Deliah, Sam and Claude follow her to a mysterious mansion. Inside, time has frozen in the 1930s and an invitation promises a devious party game. Not long after they find a terrified Amity, hiding from 'ghosts', the floor beneath their feet starts to twist and turn: the rooms are changing places. The house has rearranged itself like a giant Rubiks cube. To escape, they must solve the puzzle and the century-old mystery of a girl who disappeared ... A fabulous twist on a timeless haunted house adventure from the acclaimed author of the Milton the Mighty series Scooby-Doo meets The Mysterious Benedict Society via Escape Room Full of friendship, teamwork and logic versus instinct all wrapped up in a book with thrills, heart and bags of atmosphere Perfect for readers aged 9 and up PRAISE FORMILTON THE MIGHTY: '[The] first book in a fantastic new series from Emma Read'THE TIMES 'A charming and thoughtful read' THE SCOTSMAN