Mysterious things begin to happen to Jessica Raven when she meets a group of ragged children. Who are they? And who is Jean-Luc? Could they hold the key to the cure to her brothers fatal illness?

 

This book was recognised in the Mind Boggling category by the Wh Smith Book Award.

There are 128 pages in this book. This book was published 1997 by Hachette Children's Group .

Ann Halam is the penname of Gwyneth Jones, who also writes science fiction and fantasy for adults. She was born and raised in Manchester, and after graduating from Sussex University spent some years travelling throughout South East Asia. She now lives in Brighton with her husband and son, but spends as much time as she can heading off on adventurous travels. http://homepage. ntlworld. com/gwynethann Ann Halam is the internationally-acclaimed author of ghost and horror stories for children and science fiction (as Gwyneth Jones) for adults. She has been shortlisted for many awards including the WH Smith Mind Boggling Books Award and has twice won the World Fantasy Award. She lives in Brighton.