The book of the Baku / Selective mutism Grandfathers Grandparent and child Authors Family secrets Monsters
Boyle, R. L.,
The book of the Baku / R.L. Boyle. - First Titan edition, Paperback edition. - 310 pages ; 20 cm.
Sean hasn't been able to speak a word since he was put into care, and is sent to live with his grandad, a retired author whom he has never met before. Suddenly living an affluent life, nothing like the world of the estate he grew up in, where gangs run the streets and violence is around every corner, Sean spends his time drawing, sculpting and reading his grandad's stories. But his grandad has secrets of his own in his past. As he retreats to the shed, half-buried in his treasured garden, Sean finds one of his stories about 'The Baku', a creature that eats the fears of children. Plagued by nightmares, with darkness spreading through the house, Sean must finally face the truth if he's to have a chance to free himself and his grandfather from the grip of the Baku.
Adolescent.
9781789096606
Selective mutism--Juvenile fiction.
Grandfathers--Juvenile fiction.
Grandparent and child--Juvenile fiction.
Authors--Juvenile fiction.
Family secrets--Juvenile fiction.
Monsters--Juvenile fiction.
Horror fiction.
Young adult fiction.
823.92
The book of the Baku / R.L. Boyle. - First Titan edition, Paperback edition. - 310 pages ; 20 cm.
Sean hasn't been able to speak a word since he was put into care, and is sent to live with his grandad, a retired author whom he has never met before. Suddenly living an affluent life, nothing like the world of the estate he grew up in, where gangs run the streets and violence is around every corner, Sean spends his time drawing, sculpting and reading his grandad's stories. But his grandad has secrets of his own in his past. As he retreats to the shed, half-buried in his treasured garden, Sean finds one of his stories about 'The Baku', a creature that eats the fears of children. Plagued by nightmares, with darkness spreading through the house, Sean must finally face the truth if he's to have a chance to free himself and his grandfather from the grip of the Baku.
Adolescent.
9781789096606
Selective mutism--Juvenile fiction.
Grandfathers--Juvenile fiction.
Grandparent and child--Juvenile fiction.
Authors--Juvenile fiction.
Family secrets--Juvenile fiction.
Monsters--Juvenile fiction.
Horror fiction.
Young adult fiction.
823.92