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Synopsis
"Black Annis smiles. Her pointed teeth do not gleam; they are black with age and the bloodstains of her countless victims. She looks up at the human child - surely meant to be in bed and asleep at this time of night. Some things don't change. Every hundred years the gateway opens between their world and ours. A human coven has joined forces with the dark beings of the Netherworld. A flesh-eating witch is on the loose. Evil is growing. And Callum is caught in the middle. The Shadowing has begun."--Book cover. Every hundred years the gateway opens between their world and ours. A Human coven has joined forces with the dark beings of the Netherworld. A flesh-eating witch is on the loose. Evil is growing. And Callum is caught in the middle. The Shadowing had begun.
Is Skinned appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 12 and up.
Parents should know this book features a flesh-eating witch, dark supernatural creatures, and violence including bloodstains and victims mentioned explicitly. The horror elements are genuine and may be intense for sensitive middle-grade readers.
What to know going in
This book has strong violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include child harm, death, and violence (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Kids who love scary stories and supernatural adventures will be drawn to the creepy witch, dangerous gateway between worlds, and the ordinary boy caught up in an epic battle against evil.