Spook Squad: The Beast of Hangman's Hill
by Roger Hurn
The spook squad are Emma, Roxy, Nita and Leena; a team of four feisty girls who bust bogeymen and vanquish vampires. They'll do whatever it takes to keep humans safe from the things that go bump in the night!
In this, the first in the series, our heroines tackle a fanged snard. The official advice is simply to run, so the squad need to come up with a better plan…
This fresh and fun story with manga-style illustrations is a great choice for girls who may need a book with a lower reading age (8 years) but high interest level.
Publisher: Ransom
Extract
There is a house on Hangman’s Hill. It’s called The Old Tower. It is surrounded by dark woods.
A creature lurks by the trees. It is a creature from your worst nightmare’s nightmare. It lifts its snotty snout and sniffs the air. It growls. It knows its prey is close.
And it is hungry ... very hungry. Drool runs down its jaws. Somehow you just know it’s going to be a messy eater.
A light goes on in a window of The Old Tower. The creature sees a gang of girls come into the room. The creature’s lips curl back into a smile that could turn a supermarket milk display sour.
It slips silently through the darkness towards the Tower, like the bogey man – only with extra bogeys!
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Roger Hurn
Roger Hurn used to be an actor in ‘The Exploding Trouser Company’. He has also appeared on ‘The Weakest Link’ on TV – and he won! Now he spends his time writing and telling stories. A specialist in education, he has taught at all levels, been a consultant adviser to the Home Office and a teacher trainer. His scariest and spookiest experience came when he went to an old ghost town in the Wild West of the USA. This gave him the idea for Spook Squad.
He hopes you enjoy reading the Spook Squad’s adventures as much as he enjoyed writing them.
http://www.roger-hurn.co.uk/
Roger Hurn
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