by Ruth Park

 

The game is called Beatie Bow and the children play it for the thrill of scaring themselves. But when Abigail is drawn in, the game is quickly transformed into an extraordinary, sometimes horrifying, adventure as she finds herself transported to a place that is foreign yet strangely familiar.

 

This book has been a best seller for more than fifteen years. It won the Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award and the Boston Globe Horn Book Award.

 

Ruth Park has written over 50 books for children and adults. She lives in Sydney.

 

Paperback. 196 pages.

 

Age 12+