Illustrated by Sarah Horne

On Sale: Jul 1, 2025
Page Count: 72 pages
Publisher: Union Square Kids
ISBN-13: 9781454960355

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A super-readable and accessible middle grade novel about doing the right thing—even if it scares you.

The creepy Ghost Tower on the hill has loomed over the town for as long as anyone can remember. Now boarded up and dangerous, it’s due to be knocked down. But when Ryan and his friend Dot make a sneaky last visit to the tower on Halloween, they discover that it’s been hiding a fascinating secret.

Can they find a way to save the tower before it’s too late?

Union Square & Co.’s Everyone Can Be a Reader books are expertly written, thoughtfully designed with dyslexia-friendly fonts and paper tones, and carefully formatted to meet readers where they are with engaging stories that encourage reading success across a wide range of age and interest levels.

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Everyone Can Be a Reader (Middle Grade C

“Adorned with some of the highest-quality illustrations in middle grade fiction…Worthy purchases for any school or public library.”
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Gillian Cross

About the Author

Gillian Cross has been writing children’s books for over thirty years. She won the Carnegie Medal for Wolf and the Whitbread Children’s Novel Award for The Great Elephant Chase. Cross lives in Dorset, England. Her hobbies include orienteering and playing the piano.

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