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The Skeleton Flute
By (Author) Damara Allen
Simon & Schuster
Aladdin
18th September 2024
United States
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Families and family members
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Horror and ghost stories, chillers
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Traditional stories
FIC
Hardback
368
Width 140mm, Height 210mm, Spine 28mm
433g
The legend of the Pied Piper meets Sal and Gabi Break the Universe with a touch of Coraline in this spooky and suspenseful middle grade adventure about a boy whose wish goes horribly wrong and his fight to reunite with his real family.
Sam Windsors parents and younger siblings, Grayson and Addie, are his whole world, so when his parents announce theyre separating, Sam is devastated. Hed do anything to make his parents change their minds and keep the family together. When a stranger offers a flute made of bone that supposedly grants the players wish, Sam doesnt really believe it will work but figures he has nothing to lose.
Surprisingly, the wish on the skeleton flute comes true. The next day, his parents are happily in love, with no plans for his dad to leave. But theres a major problem: his parents relationship isnt the only thing in his life that has changed, and some of the changes are definitely for the worse.
Caught in a world full of unintended consequences and familiar strangers, Sam has limited options for returning to his old lifeworries, challenges, and all. Can he track down the mysterious man who gave him the flute and undo his wish
Damara Allen was born and raised in Syracuse, New York. She loves everything spooky and creepy. When shes not writing, shes spending time with her husband and daughter.