"A tantalisingly twisty mystery with spine-tingling atmosphere"
October 2022 Debut of the Month | Longlisted for The Juniper Book Award 2023 | Shortlisted for the Week Junior Book Awards 2023
“Everyone has an unlucky day and today is going to be mine. I feel it as soon as I open my eyes and hobble over to the window in my bedroom. My stomach is tight and twisty, and my mouth is dry.” So begins Sana Rasoul’s spooky debut that puts a new spin on the timeless “don’t go down to the woods alone” trope, with an opening that sparks curiosity – how, exactly, will Ari’s day turn out to be unlucky?
Ari’s family certainly hasn’t had much luck lately. A year has passed since his older sister ran away. Except Ari knows the truth – Lana didn’t run, she was taken by the Twig Man, a tree monster of terrifying repute. While all the local kids chant, “Beware the Twig Man, the Twig Man’s hex. Beware the Twig Man, or you’ll be NEXT!”, Ari can’t not go into the woods, he can’t not try to rescue his sister. And so a spooky, atmospheric mystery snakes (literally…) to a gripping finale.
With an engagingly strident narrative voice, this is aimed at pre-teen readers who are edging towards more grown-up perspectives, with wonderful details about the family’s Kurdish heritage (and a glossary of Kurdish terms) threaded through the haunting tale.
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Beware the Twig Man, the Twig Man's hex. Beware the Twig Man, or you'll be NEXT!
It's been a year since nearly-twelve-year-old Ari's older sister, Lana, ran away. Except Ari knows what really happened. She was taken by the Twig Man, the creepy monster that's haunted the woods for one hundred years. No one else will listen, so it's down to Ari to save his sister. But he had better hurry, as Ari finds himself next on The Twig Man's list...
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Twig Man and determined it is suitable for children aged 11-12 years old
The Twig Man features in the following genres: Debuts of the Month, Recommendations, Horror & Ghost Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Featured Books for 11+ readers
The Twig Man is available in Paperback
The Twig Man was written by Sana Rasoul and published by Hashtag Press
The Twig Man has 176 pages
£7.19
