SuitabookA Skull In Shadows Lane
Robert Swindells
- Reading
- If frightening scenes are a concern, read the opening together and pause after the first unsettling discovery; then decide whether your child would prefer to continue independently.
- Themes
- From ghost story to human danger: Josh and Jinty investigate an abandoned cottage after finding a tooth and seeing a skeletal face; “Boney” turns out to be an escaped prisoner of war, and another dangerous person is also hiding in the village. The book presents this mainly as information or explanation.
- Post-war hardship: The story is set just after the war, with rationing, cold conditions and the effects of war forming part of village life. The book presents this mainly as information or explanation.
- Worth knowing
- The plot uses eerie imagery—a human tooth and a skeletal face—and signals a dangerous person hiding nearby. A reader sensitive to frightening mystery may want to know this beforehand.