Scareground

by Angela Kecojevic

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Pub Date 7 Sep 2023 | Archive Date 16 May 2024

Neem Tree Press

Children's Fiction | Middle Grade | Mystery & Thrillers

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Description

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.

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...

Advance Praise

[Scareground] is a beautifully lyrical story that has everything a reader could want from middle-grade fantasy: a spooky adventure, plucky heroes, devious villains, a mystery to solve and a wonderfully original setting. Nancy and Arthur’s growing friendship has you rooting for them as they face the excitement and terror of the frightening Scareground, and the final showdown they have with the creepy Skelter Tombola and shadowy Agramon will have you hanging on the edge of your seat as you devour the pages to find out what happens next. A fantastically imaginative story for 9-12s that’s bursting with all the fun (and fear!) of the fair, and one that adults will love too.—VICTORIA WILLIAMSON, award-winning author of War of the Wind

[Scareground] is a beautifully lyrical story that has everything a reader could want from middle-grade fantasy: a spooky adventure, plucky heroes, devious villains, a mystery to solve and a...