Deadly Deep by Jennifer Killick - ISBN: 9780008538576
Paperback
School trip turns terrifying as a sea monster rises. Save them!

Deadly Deep

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  • Paperback

    288 pages

  • Release Date

    8 February 2024

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Summary

The brand new must-read middle-grade novel from the author of super-spooky Crater Lake. Perfect for 9+ fans of R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps and Stranger Things!

It’s summer term and time for a school trip with a difference! Year 8 are on a boat off the coast of France, learning about ocean life. But things are about to get WEIRD…

Who is the creepy man on board the ship? And what IS the vast, shadowy creature seen lurking at the bottom of the ocean…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780008538576
ISBN-10:0008538573
Author:Jennifer Killick
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint:Farshore
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:288
Release Date:8 February 2024
Weight:190g
Dimensions:198mm x 129mm x 22mm
Series:Dread Wood
What They're Saying

Critics Review

September Book of the Month LoveReading4Kids: ‘This is a cracking new adventure in a series that has set the standard for comedy-horror.’

Scope for Imagination‘This is upper middle grade comedy horror at its best.’

Praise for the Dread Wood series:

“Deliciously scary and hilarious comedy-horror, perfectly pitched for eight-plus.”The Guardian

“Brilliantly creepy fun for young horror fans, with an unexpectedly moving ending.”The i, 30 of the best children’s books for Easter.

“Jennifer Killick’s talent for horror and humour is blended brilliantly here as the spiky dialogue, unstoppable pace and genuinely menacing atmosphere build to a tremendous climax”– Daily Mail

“A heart-stopping thrill ride of a book.”M.G. Leonard, author of Adventures on Trains series

“Sharp, scary and a whole lot of fun!”Christopher Edge, author of Escape Room

“This is BRILLIANT! Creepy, pacy, smart, witty and just pure Jennifer genius.”Vashti Hardy, author of Brightstorm

“This is Killick’s best book yet; think ‘The Breakfast Club’ meets ‘Stranger Things’, making great use of her talent for comic dialogue and her astute eye for just the right kind of scary for this age group.”Fiona Noble, Bookseller, Editor’s Choice

About The Author

Jennifer Killick

Jennifer Killick is the author of Crater Lake, the Alex Sparrow series, and middle-grade sci-fi adventure Mo, Lottie and the Junkers. She regularly visits schools and festivals, and her books have three times been selected for The Reading Agency’s Summer Reading Challenge. She lives in Uxbridge, in a house full of children, animals and Lego. When she isn’t busy mothering or step-mothering (which isn’t often) she loves to read, write and run, as fast as she can.

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