Product Description

Spooky or funny, surprising or frightening, SHOCK SHOP is a collection of eight brand new novels by some of the greatest names in children's writing. THE SCREAM David's Gran has a mysterious liking for the famous painting 'The Scream'. She has strange powers, and sends bad luck to people she doesn't like. On her Scottish island home she was a 'Ridder' who could make troublesome rats run into the sea. Now she has moved to the city to look after her orphaned grandchildren, but her dark secrets have come with her...A tense, exciting and disturbing new story from Joan Aiken, whose magical, fantastic and supernatural books for children are among the best ever written.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4549892 in Books
• Published on: 2002-02-08
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 96 pages

About the Author
Joan Aiken spent part of her childhood living in a haunted house. After leaving school, she worked at the BBC, the United Nations, and in the editorial department of a magazine. All this time, she had been writing stories and after her first major novel was published in 1961, Joan left her job to write full-time. She has now written almost 100 books for adults and children, including the hugely popular THE WOLVES OF WILLOUGHBY CHASE and BLACK HEARTS IN BATTERSEA. Joan lives with her husband in Sussex.