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A Skull in Shadows Lane

  • Imprint: Corgi Childrens

  • ISBN: 9780552564090

  • Length: 240  Pages

  • Dimensions: 198mm x 16mm x 129mm

  • Weight: 176g

  • RRP: £6.99

A Skull in Shadows Lane

The war has just ended in the tiny village of Coney Cley, and Josh and his gang are desperate for some excitement. When they head for the eerie, abandoned Shadows Lane to explore a deserted house, they find more than they bargained for - a human tooth. Then a creepy, skeletal face appears at a dark window . . .

Believing there's a skeleton haunting Shadows Lane, the children are shocked to learn the truth about 'Boney' - he's an escaped prisoner of war. But someone else is also hiding in the village - someone much more dangerous.

Tense and chilling, this is another fantastically gripping tale from the award-winning author of Room 13 and Stone Cold.

  • Imprint: Corgi Childrens

  • ISBN: 9780552564090

  • Length: 240  Pages

  • Dimensions: 198mm x 16mm x 129mm

  • Weight: 176g

  • RRP: £6.99

Reviews

  • It's beautifully-written, short and to the point, with sparkling, pithy dialogue and a tense plot . . . Although this story engages with serious and frightening themes, it's also incredibly uplifting

    Jill Murphy, The Bookbag

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About the Author

Robert Swindells

Robert Swindells was born in Bradford in 1939 and continues to live in Yorkshire. He left school at 15 and worked in a variety of jobs, including primary school teaching, before becoming a full-time writer. His widely acclaimed novels often reflect his political passions, such as BROTHER IN THE LAND, which is set in the aftermath of a nuclear war. He has won the Red House Children's Book Prize several times and in 1993 he won the prestigious Carnegie Medal for STONE COLD, a young adult novel about homelessness.

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