The brand new must-read middle-grade novel from the author of super-spooky Crater Lake. Perfect for fans of R.L.Stine's Goosebumps. Angelo and his friends know that together they can handle any pretty much anything - including giant mutant spiders or snake-like parasites that burrow into your brain. But when a terrifying new enemy attacks from above it seems they have met their ultimate match . how can they defeat giant vampire birds that are after BLOOD? With summer term in full force - and sports day and prom night on the horizon - the whole school is in danger. The gang need a plan to bring safety to the skies! 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 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 was a Booktrust Pick and has over 500 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;Skandar. by;ross mackenzie;m.g.leonard;phil hickes;.r.l.stine;david;walliams;baddiel;vashti hardy;darren shan;maz evans;A.

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