Roll up, roll up, the Scareground is in town! Twelve-year-old Nancy Crumpet lives above a bakery and her life is a delightful mix of flour, salt, and love. Yet her mind is brimming with questions no one can answer: Why did her birth parents disappear? Why can she speak with the sky? And why must she keep her mysterious birthmark hidden?Everything changes when the Scareground returns to Greenwich. When Nancy and her best friend meet the fair’s spooky owner, Skelter, and discover a world full of dark magic and mystery, she must confront her greatest fears to get to the truth. But is Nancy ready for the secrets the Scareground will reveal?
Angela Kecojevic is a senior librarian, author and creative writing tutor. She has written for the Oxford Reading Tree programme and the multi-award-winning adventure park Hobbledown where her characters can be seen walking around, something she still finds incredibly charming! She is a member of the Climate Writers Fiction League, a group of international authors who use climate issues in their work. Angela lives in the city of Oxford with her family.
Our favourite time of year and our favourite types of books – creepy, spooky books that are perfect for the dark nights and the run up to the Halloween season 🎃
A book that starts with a map is always a winner for my Mum and the Scareground map was a fab addition to the book ( I kept looking at where we were on the map while reading the book). As the book progressed some of the elements were a little dark for me (I didn’t want bad dreams) I would slope off and come back later asking ‘what did I miss?’.
We loved the speed and pace to the book, it was like a rollercoaster with the ups and downs, twists and turns, and our characters definitely kept us on our toes. We loved Nancy and her ability to talk to the sky, I was wow’d by that and made a million ‘imagine if’ comments.
Both myself and my Mum enjoyed this read and hope that Angela releases so more MG books soon (and hopefully I will be brave enough to get through the whole book next time) 🤣.
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