In Chatter Wood

Jac Jones

A chilling story with atmospheric illustrations by a talented artist about the twins Sara and Gwion who overcome dark forces that affect the lives of the local villagers when the wall of an ancient stone circle is breached, for readers aged 7-11 years. 15 colour and 3 black-and-white illustrations. A Welsh version, Dianc is available.

ISBN: 9781843232902

Price: £5.99 £1.00

Department: KS2 (7-11 yrs), Children, Children's Fiction

Format: Paperback

Language: English

No. of pages: 40

Reading age: 7-11

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We learn that a healthy acknowledgement and respect for the mystical world will maintain harmony in our lives today.
- Hilary Cooper, Gwales

Blurb

A clump of trees in a field, an uneven stone wall encircling it - you must have seen a copse like this one before. So what is it that gives Chatter Wood such a very bad name? Perhaps it's the chattering voices, the red points of light in the darkness, the bushes and brambles that snake their way closer, or the stench that makes you gag. And what of the stone carving, buried nearby? Is it a protector or a threat?
When the twins, Sara and Gwion, go potato-picking on the boundary of Chatter Wood, little do they know of the dark forces that are about to be let loose on the innocent. Oh yes, all the old stories are true, and in the stone circle there are trapped creatures who are waiting, waiting...

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