Weird stories gone wrong 2-book bundle : Jake and the giant hand ; Myles and the monster outside

2017 Silver Birch Express Award Honour Book 2017 Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award — Shortlisted 2017 Diamond Willow Award — Shortlisted The second instalment in a series of scary tall tales from acclaimed children's novelist Philippa Dowding. I will never leave this car, the back seat reeks of everything my little brother has ever eaten, and that thing is still out there ... Myles and his family have been driving for four days. It's their final night on the road, but Myles knows they will never arrive at their new house. It will never stop raining. And even if they do get there (which is doubtful), he knows he will never have friends again. He also knows that something is following them in the dark, rainy fields outside their car. Something monstrous . Once the monster arrives, things go very wrong. Myles and his family get lost, their car keeps breaking down, and a strange old man and his dog turn up, again and again. Then things get really weird. Myles is pretty sure it's all his fault: he's the only one who can see the monster. He's the only one who can hear the monster. And hardest of all? He's the only one who can make it go away. 2017 Silver Birch Express Award Honour Book; The Hackmatack Children's Choice Award, 2016-2017; The Diamond Willow Award 2017/2018 I will never leave this car, the back seat reeks of everything my little brother has ever eaten, and that thing is still out there ... Myles and his family have been driving for four days. It's their final night on the road, but Myles knows they will never arrive at their new house. It will never stop raining. And even if they do get there (which is doubtful), he knows he will never have friends again. He also knows that something is following them in the dark, rainy fields outside their car. Something monstrous. Once the monster arrives, things go very wrong. Myles and his family get lost, their car keeps breaking down, and a strange old man and his dog turn up, again and again. Then things get really weird. Myles is pretty sure it's all his fault: he's the only one who can see the monster. He's the only one who can hear the monster. But perhaps hardest of all, he's the only one who can make it go away ... They're troubling. They're bizarre. And they JUST might be true. They're Weird Stories Gone Wrong. Here are two spectacularly spooky stories from acclaimed children's author Philippa Dowding that will have readers wondering about tall tales, giant flies, and mysterious monsters in the dark. Includes: Jake and the Giant Hand: Jake doesn't really believe a giant's hand was found in a field near his grandfather's farm, but when Jake begins noticing giant flies buzzing around and Grandpa says the basement is off-limits, he doesn't know what to believe. Myles and the Monster Outside: A series of creepy events follow Myles and his family one rainy night as they move across the country. But the scariest thing has to be the misty, red-eyed figure that won't leave them alone A series of creepy events follow Myles and his family one rainy night as they move across the country. But the scariest thing has to be the misty, red-eyed figure that won't leave them alone. --Publisher