Eleven-year-old Arlo Skinner hasn't felt settled since his dad disappeared in London. Moving to a small Cornish village with his mum was meant to help, but making new friends - or trusting anyone - still feels tough.
With the help of his teacher, Mr Murray, and two boys at school who slowly win him over, Arlo begins to feel like things might finally be getting better. Then a sailor's skeleton is unearthed, sparking Arlo's love of all things pirate and pulling him into the buried history of a long?lost shipwreck.
As Arlo digs deeper into the secrets buried beneath the Cornish soil, surprising clues about his own family begin to surface. Just when Arlo starts to believe he could belong here, he worries that a hidden truth from the past might wreck everything.
| ISBN: | 9781912745494 |
| Publication date: | 15th June 2026 |
| Author: | Coral Rumble |
| Illustrator: | Twink Addison |
| Publisher: | Troika Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 178 pages |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction |
Eleven-year-old Arlo Skinner hasn't felt settled since his dad disappeared in London. Moving to a small Cornish village with his mum was meant to help, but making new friends - or trusting anyone - still feels tough.
With the help of his teacher, Mr Murray, and two boys at school who slowly win him over, Arlo begins to feel like things might finally be getting better. Then a sailor's skeleton is unearthed, sparking Arlo's love of all things pirate and pulling him into the buried history of a long?lost shipwreck.
As Arlo digs deeper into the secrets buried beneath the Cornish soil, surprising clues about his own family begin to surface. Just when Arlo starts to believe he could belong here, he worries that a hidden truth from the past might wreck everything.
When Skeletons Rise features in the following genres: Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction
When Skeletons Rise is available in Paperback
When Skeletons Rise was written by Coral Rumble and published by Troika Books
When Skeletons Rise has 178 pages
£8.99