The Charmed Children of Rookskill Castle
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Chapter Book · Ages 10–13 · 2016 · Est. 8.5 hour read

The Charmed Children of Rookskill Castle

By Janet Fox

A haunted castle hides secrets as children vanish. Can Kat uncover the truth before it's too late?

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400 pages· 77,172 words· Est. 8.5 hour read
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Katherine Bateson is sent to Rookskill Castle to escape war-torn London. The ancient manor is filled with eerie noises and mysterious disappearances. Convinced Lady Eleanor harbors a Nazi spy, Kat must unravel the castle's dark secrets as her classmates vanish one by one. Will she uncover the truth before it's too late?

From the publisher

“An enchanting, ghostly story that had me in its grip until the last page.–Jennifer A. Nielsen, New York Times and USA Today best-selling author of The False Prince “Keep calm and carry on.” That’s what Katherine Bateson’s father told her, and that’s what she’s trying to do: when her father goes off to the war, when her mother sends Kat and her brother and sister away from London to escape the incessant bombing, even when the children arrive at Rookskill Castle, an ancient, crumbling manor on the misty Scottish highlands. But it’s hard to keep calm in the strange castle that seems haunted by ghosts or worse. What’s making those terrifying screeches and groans at night? Why do the castle’s walls seem to have a mind of their own? And why do people seem to mysteriously appear and disappear? Kat believes she knows the answer: Lady Eleanor, who rules Rookskill Castle, is harboring a Nazi spy. But when her classmates begin to vanish, one by one, Kat must uncover the truth about what the castle actually harbors–and who Lady Eleanor really is–before it’s too late.

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Format
Paperback
Pages
400
Words
77,172
Reading age
10–13
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
740L
Themes & topics
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
5
F&P level
~R
AR points
12
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
180943
Publication
Published
March 7, 2017
First published
March 15, 2016
Publisher
Puffin Books
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780147517135

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