The Bird Singers

<p><b>A thrilling debut spooky mystery to send shivers down your spine, for fans of Michelle Harrison and Abi Elphinstone.</b><br><b><br>'I am tired of Eve Wersocki Morris being the best-kept secret in children's literature. I want everyone to be reading her mysterious and mesmirizing books. Please do your part.' Lemony Snicket, author of <i>A Series of Unfortunate Events </i></b><br><i><br>'The whistling had started on their first night. At first, Layah thought it was bird song - a high thin sound which became a melody, rising and falling. And each night, it returned.'</i><br><br>Strange things have been happening to Layah and her younger sister, Izzie, ever since their mother dragged them to a rain-soaked cottage miles from anywhere in the Lake District: there is a peculiar whistling at night, a handful of unusual feathers appear on their doorstep and there are murmurings of a shadowed woman in the forest. And their mother is behaving very oddly. Layah is mourning the loss of her dear grandmother in Poland - and can almost hear her Babcia's voice telling her the old myths and fairy tales from that magical place. <br><br>And as the holiday takes on a dark twist, Layah begins to wonder if the myths might just be real.<br><br>'A deliciously spine-tingling story with sisterhood at its heart. I loved it.' <b>A.F. Steadman</b>, author of <i>Skandar and the Unicorn Thief</i></p>