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Chapter Book · Ages 8–11 · July 23, 2024
Goth Girl and the Fete Worse Than Death
Ada uncovers secrets at a garden party while everyone forgets her birthday.
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Chris Riddell
Biography
Chris Riddell, the 2015-2017 UK Children’s Laureate, has won a number of major prizes, including the 2001 and 2004 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medals. Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse won the Costa Children’s Book Award 2013. His previous work for Macmillan includes the Goth Girl books, The Emperor of Absurdia, and, with Paul Stewart, Muddle Earth and the Scavenger series.
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Book Stats
12
Authored
11
Illustrated
19
Collaborators
Picture books
5
Graphic novels
5
Chapter books
13
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Publication timeline from 1876 to 2024.
Book mix
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Book type breakdown: 5 picture books, 5 graphic novels, 13 chapter books.
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Goth Girl and the Fete Worse Than Death
Chapter Book · Ages 8–11 · 2024
Ada uncovers secrets at a garden party while everyone forgets her birthday.
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Tiggy Thistle and the Lost Guardians
Chapter Book · Ages 9–11 · 2024
A young girl seeks lost Guardians to end a sorceress's icy curse.
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What You Need to Be Warm
Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2023
What brings warmth in a cold, scary world? Discover the answer through a poetic journey.
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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2020
A babysitter and his pirate crew take two children on a wild adventure.
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Guardians of Magic
Chapter Book · Ages 9–11 · 2019
Three children must save magic from those who seek to destroy it.
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Giggly Wiggly
Picture Book · Ages 0–3 · 2019
Delight in playful rhymes that dance through emotions and sounds.
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My Little Book of Big Freedoms
Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2017
Discover 16 freedoms that protect our daily lives.
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Goth Girl and the Sinister Symphony
Chapter Book · Ages 9–11 · 2017
A music festival at Ghastly-Gorm Hall hides a mysterious plot. Can Ada unravel it?
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Ottoline and the Purple Fox
Chapter Book · Ages 7–9 · 2016
A purple fox leads Ottoline on a city safari. Can she solve the mystery of the secret poet's broken heart?
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A Great Big Cuddle
Chapter Book · Ages 3–7 · 2015
Delight in playful poems that celebrate sounds and emotions.
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Goth Girl and the Wuthering Fright
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Strange happenings threaten a dog show. Can Ada solve the mystery before the full moon?
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The Sleeper and the Spindle (Graphic Novel)
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A queen's quest intertwines with a cursed sleep, blending two classic tales into one dark adventure.
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Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse
Chapter Book · Ages 7–11 · 2013
Lonely Ada and friends uncover a sinister plot in a haunted mansion.
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Ottoline at Sea
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A mysterious disappearance leads to a sea adventure to find a lost friend.
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Odd and the Frost Giants
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A young Viking must outwit frost giants to free trapped Norse gods.
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Return of the Emerald Skull
Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2008
A mysterious parcel leads to a cursed school. Who will survive?
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Wendel and the Robots
Picture Book · Ages 3–5 · 2007
A clever mouse battles his own creation to reclaim his workshop.
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Uncover a high-society crime spree with a master of disguise and her quirky partner.
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Chapter Book · Ages 9–12 · 1999
A young boy leaves his family to become a page at his uncle's castle and learns about the ways of the nobility and the world beyond his village
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Until I Met Dudley
Picture Book · Ages 6–9 · 1997
Discover the secrets behind everyday gadgets and how they work.
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Dracula's Daughter
Chapter Book · Ages 8–9 · 1988
A mysterious baby with sharp teeth attracts Dracula's attention.
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The Hunting of the Snark
Chapter Book · Ages 9–11 · 1876
A whimsical quest for the elusive Snark leads to unexpected adventures.
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Collaborators
The authors and illustrators who share the credits across Chris Riddell's books.