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The Haunting of Aveline Jones

By: Phil Hickes

Illustrated by Keith Robinson

Series : Aveline Jones

Age 9+

RRP £6.99

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Turn on your torches and join Aveline Jones!

Aveline loves reading ghost stories, so a dreary half-term becomes much more exciting when she discovers a spooky old book. Not only are the stories spine-tingling, but it belonged to a girl called Primrose Penberthy, who vanished mysteriously, never to be seen again. Intrigued, Aveline decides to investigate Primrose's disappearance, with some help from her new friend, Harold.

Now someone...or something, is stirring. And it is looking for Aveline.

The first in a deliciously spine-tingling, spooky new series, where mysteries are always solved, spirits are always laid to rest, and everybody gets to bed on time. Perfect for adventurers aged 9+ and fans of Michelle Harrison, Piers Torday and Jamie Littler.

Details

Extent:: 224 pages
Dimensions:: 198.7 x 132.2mm
Paperback ISBN:: 9781474972147
Accelerated Reader Book Level:: 5.6
Accelerated Reader Interest Level:: Middle years (MY)
Book Band:: Lime
Lexile:: 840L
Key Stage:: KS2, KS3
Publication Date:: September 2020
Work Reference:: 05657

Author

Born in the UK, Phil now lives with his wife in Oregon, where he works as an advertising copywriter. He has a passion for horror, ghosts, and all things that go bump in the night.

Find out more about Phil Hickes

Illustrator

Keith Robinson

Keith Robinson loves illustrating children's fiction. Getting lost in a good story and expressing the characters, setting and atmosphere through drawing is still the best kind of escapism he knows. His work is informed by a love of nature, myth and history. Keith lives with his wife and two children in a woodland cottage near the seaside town of Lyme Regis. He works from his studio in the garden. Everyone else calls it a shed but he insists that it's a 'studio'.

Series

View series: Aveline Jones

Awards

Shortlisted

The Redhill Academy Trust Book Awards 2022

Press

This spooky story is a Halloween treat

The Times, Children's Book of the Week

I raced through The Haunting of Aveline Jones. The world of Malmouth is perfectly drawn, with lots of lovely atmospheric touches, and the story is genuinely shivers-down-the-spine creepy.

Jennifer Killick, author of Crater Lake

Spooky and thrilling - I'll be sleeping with the lights on tonight!

Helena Duggan, author of A Place Called Perfect

Phil Hickes' story is a thrilling, and eerily disturbing read.

Newbury Weekly News