Skull in the Wood

by Sandra Greaves

  And a final thank you to John, who sat through endless re-readings, checked the sails and demanded extra scariness.

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  Text © Sandra Greaves 2013.

  Cover & interior design by Helen Crawford-White.

  First published in Great Britain by The Chicken House in 2013.

  This electronic edition published by Scholastic Australia Pty Limited in 2013.

  E-PUB/MOBI eISBN 978 1 925063 08 0

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