In a creaky old house on a small, damp island, someone or something is waitingASunday TimesChildren’s Book of the Week”Thrillingly scary and impossible to put down. Don’t read it alone!” Jonathan Stroud, author ofLockwood & CoA grieving family. A decaying house. A babysitter with a monstrous secret. Nothing on Gloam Island is quite what it seems…Gwen doesnt need anyone to help her look after her younger siblings. And she isnt fooled by the beautiful babysitter with the hungry eyes and sharp teeth. But everyone else is. So if Gwen wants Esme Laverne gone, shell have to handle it herself.As Esmes power grows, Gwen must embrace her deepest fears before she can defeat the monster in her home for good.Because as everyone knows, its impossible to be brave unless youre already afraid.