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Children's Fiction Horror & Ghost Stories

Weird Stories Gone Wrong 2-Book Bundle

Jake and the Giant Hand / Myles and the Monster Outside

by (author) Philippa Dowding

Publisher
Dundurn Press
Initial publish date
Sep 2015
Category
Horror & Ghost Stories, Monsters, Fantasy & Magic
Recommended Age
9 to 12
Recommended Grade
4 to 7
Recommended Reading age
9 to 12
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781459734302
    Publish Date
    Sep 2015
    List Price
    $13.99

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Description

They’re troubling. They’re bizarre. And they JUST might be true. They’re Weird Stories Gone Wrong.

Here are two spectacularly spooky stories from acclaimed children’s author Philippa Dowding that will have you wondering about tall tales, giant flies and mysterious monsters in the dark.

Includes
Jake and the Giant Hand
Jake doesn’t really believe a giant’s hand was found in a field near his grandfather’s farm, but when Jake begins noticing giant flies buzzing around and Grandpa says the basement is off-limits, he doesn’t know what to believe.

Myles and the Monster Outside
A series of creepy events follow Myles and his family one rainy night as they move across the country. But the scariest thing has to be the misty, red-eyed figure that won’t leave them alone.

“A well-crafted horror story with a suspenseful buildup and truly creepy details.” —School Library Journal

“Philippa Dowding has cooked up a delicious blend of mystery, humour, and adventure that middle-grade readers are sure to devour!” —Richard Scarsbrook (Author of The Monkey-Face Chronicles)

About the author

Philippa Dowding is a children’s author, poet, musician and copywriter. She has won many industry awards and has had poetry and short fiction published in journals across North America. Her children’s books have been nominated for numerous literary awards in Canada and abroad, including the SYRCA Diamond Willow, OLA Silver Birch, OLA Red Maple, Hackmatack and White Raven awards. In 2017, Myles and the Monster Outside was an OLA Silver Birch Express Honour Book and her 2021 novel, Firefly, won a Governor General’s Literary Award in the Children’s Literature – Text category. Philippa Dowding currently lives in Toronto, Ontario.

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