The Scream of the Whistle

  All aboard for a new middle-grade paranormal adventure from 2024 Branford Boase-longlisted author of The Witchstone Ghosts, Emily Randall-Jones. Ruby is miserable. Her parents have split up, and now she’s stuck in a creepy village.

At night, she decides to escape and follow the ancient train track home. Her journey has barely begun when she hears the eerie scream of a whistle – and an old steam train appears out of the darkness . .

. Is Ruby ready for the ghost ride of her life? Perfect for readers aged 9 and up Packed full of spooky ghosts, child-friendly horror, time-travelling steam trains and ancient English mythology For fans of Lucy Strange and Frances Hardinge The Witchstone Ghosts was the 2021 winner of the Times/Chicken House Children’s Fiction Competition and The Times Children’s Book of the Week PRAISE FOR THE WITCHSTONE GHOSTS: 'It’s exciting and original, warm and funny and gothic' KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE 'A twisting, churning, tide-turning adventure!' LUCY STRANGE 'Pace and plot twists a-plenty … an ideal read for young, independent readers who may be bored of witches of the cackling, cauldron kind this Halloween and are ready for witches who can summon up storms instead.' THE TIMES, CHILDREN’S BOOK OF THE WEEK