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The Ghoul of Windydown Vale



by
Jake Burt

Edition
Hardcover edition
Publisher
Macmillan
Imprint
Feiwel & Friends
ISBN
9781250236579
POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS
Crime: Theft , Violence: General , Language: Mild Language
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A thrilling middle-grade mystery from the author of Cleo Porter and the Body Electric.

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.

POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS
Crime: Theft , Violence: General , Language: Mild Language

Details

Format

Print

Page Count

304

Trim Size

8 3/10" x 5 2/5"

Dewey

F

AR

4.6: points 9

Genre

Fic

Scholastic Reading Counts

0

JLG Release

Apr 2022

Book Genres

Mystery, Ghost Story

Topics

Swamps. Secrecy. Monsters. Survival. Ghouls. Ghosts. Bandits. Thieves. Action and adventure. Thrillers and suspense. 

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Praise & Reviews

School Library Journal

Gr 4-6- In this offbeat and immersive gothic mystery set in the past, the people of Windydown Vale, an isolated former gold mining town surrounded by quicksand swamps, are hiding horrific secrets. Copper Inskeep, 14, an earnest, naive teen, can't help but try to save teenage stranger Annabelle, who bursts into the Vale on a runaway horse. After Copper rescues her from nearly drowning in the deadly mud, Annabelle claims the local Ghoul attacked her and her daddy-and now her daddy's missing. She begs Copper to go look for him. Readers are in on the secret that the Ghoul couldn't have done it because Copper, the story's narrator, admits he's the Ghoul who dresses up and scares people away from the town's dangerous swamps (adding, "I haven't hunted in days"). Soon after, a giant of a man drives his huge wagon into Vale and announces he's a monster hunter, and for a fee, he'll kill the Ghoul and find Annabelle's daddy. But he needs Copper's help. When they find mutilated animal carcasses, Copper wonders, is there another Ghoul? Chapters are short with cliffhanger endings, and the story has an old-fashioned feel, as Copper uses quaint words like nakifying and rollyskims. Characters are cued as white. They are all memorable, particularly Copper's identical triplet cousins and the three mayors. VERDICT This Cormac McCarthy-like tale (but less bleak) for middle grade readers has a vivid sense of place, an unusual mystery with genuine scares, and a satisfying, if bittersweet, ending that will appeal to readers looking for something a little different.-Sharon Rawlins, New Jersey State Lib., Trenton

Praise & Reviews

School Library Journal

Gr 4-6- In this offbeat and immersive gothic mystery set in the past, the people of Windydown Vale, an isolated former gold mining town surrounded by quicksand swamps, are hiding horrific secrets. Copper Inskeep, 14, an earnest, naive teen, can't help but try to save teenage stranger Annabelle, who bursts into the Vale on a runaway horse. After Copper rescues her from nearly drowning in the deadly mud, Annabelle claims the local Ghoul attacked her and her daddy-and now her daddy's missing. She begs Copper to go look for him. Readers are in on the secret that the Ghoul couldn't have done it because Copper, the story's narrator, admits he's the Ghoul who dresses up and scares people away from the town's dangerous swamps (adding, "I haven't hunted in days"). Soon after, a giant of a man drives his huge wagon into Vale and announces he's a monster hunter, and for a fee, he'll kill the Ghoul and find Annabelle's daddy. But he needs Copper's help. When they find mutilated animal carcasses, Copper wonders, is there another Ghoul? Chapters are short with cliffhanger endings, and the story has an old-fashioned feel, as Copper uses quaint words like nakifying and rollyskims. Characters are cued as white. They are all memorable, particularly Copper's identical triplet cousins and the three mayors. VERDICT This Cormac McCarthy-like tale (but less bleak) for middle grade readers has a vivid sense of place, an unusual mystery with genuine scares, and a satisfying, if bittersweet, ending that will appeal to readers looking for something a little different.-Sharon Rawlins, New Jersey State Lib., Trenton

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