Freeze

Award-winning master of scary stories Chris Priestley returns with a spine-tingling collection of ghostly tales to chill you to the bone ...
When Maya and her classmates are asked to write a creepy story with a winter theme, they come up with some brilliant ideas. Rising floodwaters uncover long-buried bodies and ghostly children take to the ice on a frozen canal. But as each of the stories is read out in class, Maya grows more and more uncomfortable. She features in each of her friends' creepy tales and they start to feel a little too real. Finally, when a mysterious new girl stands up to read the last story of the day, the light outside dims and it starts to snow. The classroom starts to freeze but everyone is trapped. Can Maya stop the story before the nightmare comes true?

About the author

Chris Priestley is the author of the critically acclaimed Tales of Terror series, the award-winning novel Mister Creecher, and in 2018, Chris won the Portsmouth Shorter Novel Award for Flesh and Blood. He is most prominently inspired by the tradition of horror stories by authors such as Edgar Allan Poe and Mary Shelley. He lives in Cambridge, where he continues to think up marvellously macabre stories, but he is also a talented artist and illustrator. He illustrates his own material and his cartoons have been published in the Independent as well as other national newspapers.

Chris Priestley is the author of the critically acclaimed Tales of Terror series, the award-winning novel Mister Creecher, and in 2018, Chris won the Portsmouth Shorter Novel Award for Flesh and Blood. He is most prominently inspired by the tradition of horror stories by authors such as Edgar Allan Poe and Mary Shelley. He lives in Cambridge, where he continues to think up marvellously macabre stories, but he is also a talented artist and illustrator. He illustrates his own material and his cartoons have been published in the Independent as well as other national newspapers.

Summary

Award-winning master of scary stories Chris Priestley returns with a spine-tingling collection of ghostly tales to chill you to the bone …

Report

"A fantastic horror fest for plucky youngsters who love to have their spines well and truly tingled!" -- Lancashire Evening Post

Product details

• Authors: Chris Priestley
• Assisted by: Chris Priestley (Illustration)
• Publisher: Barrington Stoke
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 9
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.09.2021
• EAN: 9781781129838
• ISBN: 978-1-78112-983-8
• No. of pages: 128
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age; JUVENILE FICTION / School & Education, JUVENILE FICTION / Horror, JUVENILE FICTION / Mysteries & Detective Stories, JUVENILE FICTION / Short Stories, JUVENILE FICTION / Ghost Stories, School stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: School stories, Interest age: from c 9 years, Horror & ghost stories, chillers (Children's / Teenage), Thrillers (Children's / Teenage), For reluctant or struggling readers (children / teenagers), Short stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Thrillers / suspense, Children’s / Teenage: Short stories