Hide and Seek
by Catherine MacPhail
To Nicola, the arrival of a new girl at school presents a golden opportunity for a cruel practical joke: convince her that the school is haunted, get her to spend a night there and scare her out of her wits. But what seemed like such a fun idea soon turns into a living nightmare as, one by one, Nicola’s friends disappear and bizarre and inexplicable things start to happen leaving Nicola alone and vulnerable.
This dyslexia-friendly psychological thriller is truly chilling and unsettling. Manageable text combined with rich characterisation and a cracking plot make this ideal for less confident older readers.
Publisher: Barrington Stoke
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Catherine MacPhail
Catherine was born and brought up in Greenock in Scotland where she still lives. She started off writing short stories for magazines and radio, as well as two romantic novels. She loves comedy and has had two series on BBC Radio 2. She never even considered writing for children until her daughter was bullied, which sparked off her first novel for teenagers, Run Zan Run. It was published in 1994 and won the Kathleen Fidler Award for a first novel. Her second, Fighting Back was one of the first winners of the Scottish Children’s Book Award. Roxy’s Baby was Cathy’s twentieth book and won the Royal Mail award for a Scottish Children’s Book in 2006. Cathy loves a good thriller, is a huge fan of Doctor Who, and always aims to give her readers ‘a rattling good read.’
Catherine MacPhail Photo: Bloomsbury
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Reading Age: 9+
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