Ashley Goodchild is not the sort of boy who gets chosen for anything. He is short, bookish, and far more comfortable inside a novel than surviving the schoolyard at Wickergate Primary. But someone has noticed him. Strange, ornate writing has begun appearing on the classroom blackboard, signed with two mysterious initials. The messages are impossible. The warnings are real. And the new headmistress-with pointed teeth and a bun pinned in place by what look suspiciously like knitting needles-is exactly the sort of woman who makes troublesome boys disappear. When Ashley sets out to unmask the Phantom Scribe, he expects a prank. Instead, he uncovers something far older-and far more dangerous-than he could have imagined. Deep within Wickergate Primary, an ancient creature is waiting. Halloween is drawing near. And Ashley may be the only person who can stop it. A thrilling middle-grade adventure packed with secret messages, hidden rooms, and one determined ten-year-old who refuses to look away, Wickergate is perfect for bookish outsiders who have always suspected their school is hiding something.
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