A spine-tingling, middle-grade magical adventure from Angela Kecojevic.
Uncover a world of dark magic, forbidden adventures and family secrets when a spooky fairground returns to Victorian London.Uncover a world of dark magic, forbidden adventures and family secrets when a spooky fairground returns to Victorian London. Adopted by a family of bakers, 12-year-old orphan Nancy Crumpet's life is a delightful mix of flour, salt, and love, yet her mind is brimming with questions no one can answer. Where are her birth parents? Why must she keep her mysterious birthmark hidden? And why are all the adults terrified of the fairground? Faced with an opportunity to enter the Scareground, Nancy and her best friend discover a place of dark magic, where rides come to life and there's a mystery around every corner. When she meets the fair's sinister owner, Skelter, Nancy faces secrets more horrifying than she could ever have imagined.
"Scareground reads like a Tim Burton movie with a Willy Wonka twist. Perfect for a creepy scare on a dark winters night."—Helena Duggan, author of the A Place Called Perfect and The Light Thieves series;"Lavishly-written, richly-plotted, and topped off with a generous dusting of delicious terror, Scareground is a fantastic confection of a story!"—Sinéad O'Hart, author of The Eye of the North and The Silver Road;"Spook-tacular fun! Perfect for fans of dark but fun adventures."—Emma Finlayson-Palmer, author of the Autumn Moonbeam series
ISBN: 9781915584212
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304 pages