The Ghoul of Windydown Vale

Written by Jake Burt

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$8.99

$8.58

10 - 14

Reading age

304

Page count

64,106

Word count

~720L

Lexile measure

Jan 10, 2023

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A thrilling middle-grade mystery, The Ghoul of Windydown Vale is from the author of Cleo Porter and the Body Electric. “Don’t miss this book! It takes you to another world–and then terrifies you with surprise after surprise. Great ghoulish fun!” –R. L. Stine, author of Goosebumps and Fear Street In this action-packed mystery from award-winning author Jake Burt, Copper Inskeep holds Windydown Vale’s deepest and darkest secret: he is the ghoul that haunts the Vale, donning a gruesome costume to scare travelers and townsfolk away from the dangers of the surrounding swamps. When a terrified girl claims she and her father were attacked by a creature - one that could not have been Copper - it threatens not just Copper’s secret, but the fate of all Windydown in The Ghoul of Windydown Vale.

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Jake Burt

Hi! I’m Jake Burt. I teach fifth grade in Connecticut, and I write books for kids, tweens, and anyone who likes stories. My first novel, GREETINGS FROM WITNESS PROTECTION, won the Connecticut Book Award, and the second novel, THE RIGHT HOOK OF DEVIN VELMA, just came out. Book #3 will arrive in the fall of 2019. When I’m not writing or teaching, I play stuff: Banjos. Board games. More games. Sports: basketball and ultimate frisbee. I also have a cat. Her name is Lyra. She’s named after the main character of one of my favorite book series of all time. One other thought: I think a kid with her or his nose in a book is just about the best thing in the world.