The brand new must-read middle-grade novel from the author of Crater Lake. Perfect for 9+ fans of R.L.Stine's Goosebumps. There's a new craze at Dread Wood High. Flinch is a game of fear. The more you scare your friends, the more points on the app you get. At first it's fun, but soon fun is replaced by fear.

And Angelo and his friends notice that everyone is behaving more and more strangely every day - almost as if something is taking over their brains. With the fair arriving in town, adrenaline and excitement levels are high. But who are the people behind the super-creepy clown masks? With fights breaking out and Flinch in full force, it's time for the final showdown at the Fear Ground. Let the REAL games begin! Gold title * Jennifer's writing is funny and exciting with just the right amount of scary - perfectly pitched for readers aged 9-12! * The Dread Wood series has sold over 100k copies * Dread Wood is a series in excitingly rapid growth - 2024 YTD has seen a 126% increase in volume sales YoY, excluding World Book Day £1 book sales * The first book in the Dread Wood series won the FCBG book award 2023 in the Books for Older Children category! Jennifer is a real up-and-coming star of MG fiction, with The Guardian describing the first Dread Wood as "Deliciously scary and hilarious comedy-horror, perfectly pitched for eight-plus." * Very engaged and active author on social media, particularly with the schools community * A star of the touring circuit, Jennifer has done over 300 events in recent years, both in person and virtual! * Crater Lake is a Booktrust Pick and has over 450 five-star reviews on Amazon * The first true successor to RL Stine! Competition: the;haunting of aveline jones;ash house;goosebumps;crater lake;alex sparrow;land of roar;circque du freak; ghost hunter chronicles;mega monster;fear street. by;ross mackenzie;m.g.leonard;phil hickes;.

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