The Secret of Nightingale Wood
Scholastic Inc | ISBN 9781338312850 Paperback
304 Pages | 5.25" x 7.57" | Ages 8 to 12
Scholastic Inc | ISBN 9781338157475 Hardcover
304 Pages | 5.9" x 8.54" | Ages 8 to 12
Scholastic Inc | ISBN 9781338157499 Ebook
304 Pages | Ages 8 to 12
1919. Mama is ill. Father has taken a job abroad. Nanny Jane is too busy to pay any attention to Henrietta and the things she sees — or thinks she sees — in the shadows of their new home, Hope House.
All alone, with only stories for company, Henry discovers that Hope House is full of strange secrets: a forgotten attic, ghostly figures, mysterious firelight that flickers in the trees beyond the garden.One night she ventures into the darkness of Nightingale Wood. What she finds there will change her whole world...
Raves & reviews:
Advance Praise for The Secret of Nightingale Wood:
A Telegraph Top 50 Book of the Year
A Waterstones Book of the Month Pick
"From the first page, I was entirely smitten and compelled to read on until I finished this mysterious and poignant story." — Pam Munoz Ryan, author of Newbery Honor Book Echo and Esperanza Rising
"Superbly balanced between readability and poetry... this is an assured debut." — The Guardian (UK)
"Rich with nods to classics...this outstanding debut explores family, grief and mental illness with great skill." — The Bookseller (UK)
"A gripping novel in Secret Garden mode... Bliss for passionate readers aged nine and older." — The New Statesman (UK)
"Strange's writing is luminous, and she has created a story about friendship, love and family that is wonderfully involving." — Literary Review (UK)
"Friendships, family, love and loss all come together in this beautiful debut." — The Sunday Express (UK)
"Tender, funny, devastating and just about word perfect, I loved every page of this extraordinary book." — Natasha Farrant, author of The Secret Diary of Lydia Bennet
"A beautifully told story about loss, grief and the restorative power of the imagination." —M.G. Leonard, author of Beetle Boy
A Telegraph Top 50 Book of the Year
A Waterstones Book of the Month Pick
"From the first page, I was entirely smitten and compelled to read on until I finished this mysterious and poignant story." — Pam Munoz Ryan, author of Newbery Honor Book Echo and Esperanza Rising
"Superbly balanced between readability and poetry... this is an assured debut." — The Guardian (UK)
"Rich with nods to classics...this outstanding debut explores family, grief and mental illness with great skill." — The Bookseller (UK)
"A gripping novel in Secret Garden mode... Bliss for passionate readers aged nine and older." — The New Statesman (UK)
"Strange's writing is luminous, and she has created a story about friendship, love and family that is wonderfully involving." — Literary Review (UK)
"Friendships, family, love and loss all come together in this beautiful debut." — The Sunday Express (UK)
"Tender, funny, devastating and just about word perfect, I loved every page of this extraordinary book." — Natasha Farrant, author of The Secret Diary of Lydia Bennet
"A beautifully told story about loss, grief and the restorative power of the imagination." —M.G. Leonard, author of Beetle Boy