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The Boy at the Window

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

The Boy at the Window

Contributors:

By (Author) Lucy Strange
Illustrated by Rohan Eason

ISBN:

9780008712785

Publisher:

HarperCollins Publishers

Imprint:

Barrington Stoke Ltd

Publication Date:

2nd July 2025

UK Publication Date:

13th February 2025

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

Children

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Fiction

Other Subjects:

Childrens / Teenage fiction: Thrillers / suspense
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Science fiction

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

80

Dimensions:

Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 8mm

Weight:

130g

Description

A spine-tingling ghost story from bestselling author Lucy Strange


Folk say the fog plays tricks that it shapes itself into little hands and frightened faces that press at peoples doors and windows, desperate to come inside. But Hugo is convinced the ghost he has seen at the window is no trick of the fog. The boys hollow eyes are haunting him. What would happen if Hugo were to open the door and let him in Brace yourselves for a chilling, wintery ghost story

Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.

Reviews

A ghost-story masterclass Jennifer Killick

Deliciously spooky Dan Smith

A classic ghost story from a master of the craft Phil Hickes

A truly haunting and beautifully written Gothic ghost story Tamsin Winter

"Probably best read outside on a hot sunny day in easy reach of a defibrillator Absolutely superb" Hilary McKay

Author Bio

Lucy Strange is the best-selling children's author of titles including The Secret of Nightingale Wood, a Waterstones Children's Book of the Month, and Our Castle by the Sea, which was nominated for the Carnegie Medal, shortlisted for the Waterstones Book Prize 2020, and was the first Independent Booksellers' Children's Book of the Month.

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