Interest Age 8-12 Reading Age 8 | The three stories in Anne Fine’s new Weird Street collection are guaranteed to send delicious shivers down the spine, even on the hottest summer day. In classic Gothic tradition, the narrative is passed from one storyteller to another: three children, neighbours on Weir (aka Weird) Street share local ghost stories. Laila’s tale has a happy ending, but is just uncanny enough to unsettle us; Asim’s story is both scary and tragic, haunting in every sense; while Tom’s is seriously creepy. Anne Fine is a superb writer and knows just how to turn the psychological screw. Highly readable, the stories will deliver their chills on each re-reading too. ~ Andrea Reece
Perfect to thrill and chill, and particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant or dyslexic readers aged 8+
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Asim, Laila and Tom like nothing more than spooking each other out with tales of the unexpected. This summer they're back with three more stories to chill you to the bone. Can your dreams really grant you fortunes and riches? What lurks in the shadows of Number 17? And is Grandma's house really haunted, or is it all just a fun imaginary game? Get ready to head back to Weir(d) Street. It's time for more tales of terror and woe...
Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant or dyslexic readers aged 8+
ISBN: 9781781127889
Publication date: 08/06/2018
Publisher: Barrington Stoke Ltd
Format: Paperback
| ISBN: | 9781781127889 |
| Publication date: | 8th June 2018 |
| Author: | Anne Fine |
| Illustrator: | Vicki Gausden |
| Publisher: | Barrington Stoke Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 80 pages |
| Suitable for: | 11+ readers, 9+ readers |
| Genres: | Horror / Ghost Stories |
| Recommendations: | Super-readable Dyslexia-friendly |
| Other Categories: | Summer Reading |
Anne Fine was our Guest Editor in July 2011. Click here to see the books she selected. Anne Fine was born and educated in the Midlands and now lives in County Durham. She has written numerous highly acclaimed and prize-winning books for children and adults. Her novel The Tulip Touch won the Whitbread Children's Book of the Year Award; Goggle-Eyes won the Guardian Children's Fiction Award and the Carnegie Medal and was adapted for television by the BBC; Flour Babies won the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Children's Book of the Year Award; Bill's New Frock won a Smarties Prize, and ...
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