A Skull in Shadows Lane

Robert Swindells

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Corgi
01 March 2012

Children's & Educational; Adventure stories (Children's&YA)

Another tense, gripping wartime story from award-winning author Robert Swindells.

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.

By: Robert Swindells
Imprint: Corgi
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 176g
ISBN: 9780552564090
ISBN 10: 0552564095
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 01 March 2012
Recommended Age: From 9 to 11 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , 9-11 years , Children / Juvenile
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Robert Swindells left school at fifteen to work on a local newspaper. At seventeen, he joined the RAF for three years, then worked as a teacher. Now a full-time writer, he is the author of a number of bestselling children's titles for Random House. In 1994 he won the Carnegie Medal for Stone Cold (Hamish Hamilton), a teenage novel about a serial killer. Ruby Tanya won the Salford Children's Book Award 2005. 'Plots which grip the reader from the opening paragraph' The Sunday Times 'Robert Swindells writes the kinds of books that are so scary you're afraid to turn the page' Young Telegraph

Reviews for A Skull in Shadows Lane

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 20111218 The magic has not dimmed! Carousel