Deliciously dark! A sumptuous gothic treat with a brave, big-haired heroine to die for. With her in-your-face attitude, feather tiara and punky boots, Ada Goth isn’t your typical soppy Victorian heiress. And that’s just as well, since she’s pretty much left to her own devices amid the overgrown gardens and spooky corridors of the forbidding Ghastly-Gorm Hall. (NOT for the nervous.) Ada has no friends, and she’s a bit lonely. But when William and Emily Cabbage come to stay, that could all be about to change. Can Ada, her new buddies and one undead mouse called Ishmael solve a sinister mystery and foil an evil baddie?

Winner of the Costa Children’s Book Award

A funny, spooky tale of mystery and friendship

Chris Riddell is a former Children’s Laureate

Beautifully illustrated in a witty, ornate style

Product Details

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9781447201748

Publisher

Macmillan Children's Books

Date published

May 4th, 2017

Other details

224 pages

Condition

New

Author/Illustrator

Chris Riddell

Chris Riddell is a writer, artist and political cartoonist for the Observer. His children’s titles include the Goth Girl and Ottoline books, the Muddle Earth series, written with Paul Stewart and picture books for younger children. He has also collaborated with Neil Gaiman on books like the brilliant Fortunately, the Milk.

Chris has won many of the top children’s book prizes, including a Smarties Gold Award and the rare honour of two Kate Greenaway medals. He was recently named the 2015-2017 Children’s Laureate.