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The Invasion of Crooked Oak

Book Synopsis

Stranger Things meets Invasion of the Body Snatchers in this fast-paced, horror adventure with an ecological twist.

Something sinister is happening in Crooked Oak.

Ever since the fracking site closed, Nancy’s parents have been acting weird. Their eyes are blank, they won’t eat – it’s like they’re no longer themselves. And now the symptoms are affecting others as well.

Nancy and her friends Pete and Krish are determined to find out what’s going on. But the deeper they dig, the scarier the mystery gets. A dark presence is spreading its tendrils across Crooked Oak. Can they stop it before it takes over the whole town?

Our Review Panel says...

This is an interesting book as it taps into current ecological themes, namely fracking, but this is mentioned in a factual way which will make children aware of the issue. Dan Smith uses wonderful descriptive language, which will inspire children in their own writing. As ever with Barrington Stoke books, it is an accessible book, printed with a dyslexia friendly font on tinted paper. The illustrations by Chris King really add to the atmosphere of the book and also bring to life the details contained in the descriptive writing. The children I read this story to absolutely loved it – and moaned for more at the end of each session as I finished. Each chapter ended on a cliffhanger so it left them eagerly anticipating the next instalment. This was a definite hit!

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