Chill

Winner of a Scottish Children's Book Award The Morton family is cursed: the house is haunted by eerie footsteps, a ghostly figure, and whispers in the night. Fiona and new neighbor Samuel investigate the hauntings and discover a deadly tale of betrayal and revenge...and a family secret long forgotten. Trapped by snow and ice, can the friends escape the chill or will the Morton children be doomed to repeat the past forever? "Alex Nye's involving Chill is set near Stirling in a snowbound house with a ghost in the library. It's a tense confection of mystery, historical intrigue, and adventure for 8- to 12-year-olds. Young heroes Samuel and Fiona find they cannot ignore a call from the past to put things right." --Lindsey Fraser, Sunday Herald