The Scream of the Whistle

Author: Randall-Jones, Emily

Interest age: from c 9 years

Published on 5 June 2025 by Chicken House Ltd in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 256 pages
129 x 198 x 19 | 178g

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All aboard for a spine-tingling spooky adventure from

the award-winning author of The Witchstone Ghosts!

'A spooky thrilling adventure laced with the perfect amount

of fear' JASBINDER BILAN

'Randall-Jones is a master at work and this is a story that

deserves to stand the test of time' ALEX ATKINSON

'Haunting and charming and warm' YARROW TOWNSEND

Ruby is miserable. Her parents have split up, and now she’s

stuck in a creepy village. At night, she decides to escape and

follow the ancient train track home.

Her journey has barely begun when she hears the eerie scream of

a whistle – and an old steam train appears out of the darkness

. . .

Is Ruby ready for the ghost ride of her life?

A frightfully fun read for children aged 9 and up

Packed full of spooky ghosts, child-friendly horror,

time-travelling steam trains and ancient English mythology

For fans of Lucy Strange and Frances Hardinge

The Witchstone Ghosts was the 2021 winner

of the Times/Chicken House Children’s Fiction

Competition and The Times Children’s Book

of the Week

PRAISE FOR THE WITCHSTONE GHOSTS:

'It’s exciting and original, warm and funny and gothic' KIRAN

MILLWOOD HARGRAVE

'A twisting, churning, tide-turning adventure!' LUCY

STRANGE

'Pace and plot twists a-plenty … an ideal read for

young, independent readers who may be bored of witches of the cackling,

cauldron kind this Halloween and are ready for witches who

can summon up storms instead.' THE TIMES, CHILDREN’S BOOK

OF THE WEEK