A hauntingly beautiful wartime story with a ghostly twist - this
is set to become a modern classic.
It's the Second World War and, with London becoming an increasingly
dangerous place to live, the Lockwood children are whisked away
to the Heron Hall, to stay with their Uncle Peregrine in the countryside.
But when they discover two strange boys hiding in a nearby
derelict castle, the past and present collide. Those in the
present will need to learn from the troubles of the past.
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Sonya Hartnett is the award-winning author of many novels for teens and young adults, inlcuding Thursday's Child, winner of the Guardian Children's Book Award; What the Birds See, winner of the Age Book of the Year in Australia; Stripes of the Sidestep Wolf; The Ghost's Child and The Silver Donkey, as well as a number of books for younger readers. In 2008, S
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The second book in a fabulous new magical, middle-grade series filled with adventure, wonder and wildness,
